When you let go of fear and the need to control, you’ll experience how mysterious, sacred, and interesting Life can be. - Melody Beattie

Even recovery brings losses, more changes we must struggle to accept.

The big reason for not repressing feelings is that emotional withdrawal causes us to lose our positive feelings. We lose the ability to feel. Sometimes, this may be a welcome relief if the pain becomes too great or too constant, but this is not a good plan for living. We may shut down our deep needs — our need to love and be loved — when we shut down our emotions. We may lose our ability to enjoy sex, the human touch. We lose the ability to feel close to people, otherwise known as intimacy. We lose our capacity to enjoy the pleasant things in life.

We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day.