Sunday, November 20, 2011

What is Maturity?

 
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  • Knowing myself.
  • Asking for help when I need it and acting on my own when I don't.
  • Admitting when I'm wrong and making amends.
  • Accepting love from others, even if I'm having a tough time loving myself.
  • Recognizing that I always have choices, and taking responsibility for the ones I make.
  • Seeing that life is a blessing.
  • Having an opinion without insisting that others share it.
  • Forgiving myself and others.
  • Recognizing my shortcomings and my strengths.
  • Having the courage to live one day at a time.
  • Acknowledging that my needs are my responsibility.
  • Caring for people without having to take care of them.
  • Accepting that I'll never be finished -- I'll always be a work-in-progress.

 

 
(from Courage to Change: One Day At a Time in Al-Anon, page 63. Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA)

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