lara simmons

"A good habit is as easy to develop as a poor one."  --Dennis Mannering via @garyloper on Twitter I am not sure that this is true, but I like the idea. Just for today, let's  imagine  that this is true, let's choose to  believe  that this is true and act accordingly. Walk around as if it is easy to abstain. Talk to yourself as if it is easy to abstain. Talk about your abstinence challenge as if it were easy. Does this change things for you? Does it make it easier? Maybe it makes it harder for you. Play with this idea today and see what happens. Would love to hear about your experience in the comments!

"Forgiveness is not about releasing someone from accountability for his actions. It is about us letting go of our anger and resentment." -- @TrainingMindful on Twitter I think it is important to keep this in mind when working on forgiveness.  Forgiveness does not mean you don't take care of business: set a boundary, get away from an unsafe situation, even call the police or take legal action. In fact, action can often be an important step in forgiving ourselves especially in cases where we were hurt precisely because we did not take action as soon as we needed to.  Don't mistake forgiveness for being a doormat. Forgiveness is powerful and goes hand in hand with taking back your power in the world.  What ACTION can you take today that will f acilitate forgiveness?