Taking care of myself is a big job. No wonder I avoided it for so long. — ANONYMOUS - Melody Beattie

I want to thank each person who has the courage to push through and past the set of coping behaviors we’ve come to label as codependency — who learn what it means to take care of themselves. “Nobody taught me how to take care of myself,” a fifty-year-old woman told me recently. “I didn’t have enough money to go to therapy, but I had enough to buy a book.

We stop worrying about them, and they pick up the slack and finally start worrying about themselves. What a grand plan! We each mind our own business. Earlier, I described a person caught in

Today, God, help me practice the concept of acceptance in my life. Help me accept myself, others, and my circumstances. Take me one step further, and help me feel grateful.