Rescue Thyself...
Aug 15, 2016 13:50:32 #
Don G. Dinsdale
Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)
RESCUE THYSELF
No One Likes a Martyr
How do we feel around martyrs? We may feel guilty, angry, trapped, negative, and anxious to get away.
Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want.
It is our job to notice our abilities, our strengths, and take care of ourselves by developing and acting on them.
It is our job to notice our pain and weariness and appropriately take care of ourselves.
It is our job to notice our deprivation, too, and begin to take steps to give ourselves abundance. It begins inside of us, by changing what we believe we deserve, by giving up our deprivation and treating ourselves the way we deserve to be treated.
Life is hard, but we don't have to make it more difficult by neglecting ourselves. There is no glory in suffering, only suffering. Our pain will not stop when a rescuer comes, but when we take responsibility for ourselves, thus reducing or even stopping our own pain.
Today, I will be my own rescuer. I will stop waiting for someone else to work through my issues and solve my problems for me. Today, i am the only one responsible for me. -- Melody Beattie
No One Likes a Martyr
How do we feel around martyrs? We may feel guilty, angry, trapped, negative, and anxious to get away.
Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want.
It is our job to notice our abilities, our strengths, and take care of ourselves by developing and acting on them.
It is our job to notice our pain and weariness and appropriately take care of ourselves.
It is our job to notice our deprivation, too, and begin to take steps to give ourselves abundance. It begins inside of us, by changing what we believe we deserve, by giving up our deprivation and treating ourselves the way we deserve to be treated.
Life is hard, but we don't have to make it more difficult by neglecting ourselves. There is no glory in suffering, only suffering. Our pain will not stop when a rescuer comes, but when we take responsibility for ourselves, thus reducing or even stopping our own pain.
Today, I will be my own rescuer. I will stop waiting for someone else to work through my issues and solve my problems for me. Today, i am the only one responsible for me. -- Melody Beattie
Aug 15, 2016 16:03:14 #
no propaganda please
Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun
Don G. Dinsdale wrote:
RESCUE THYSELF br br No One Likes a Martyr br b... (show quote)
Today is a new day, a day to become closer to God, whose support is necessary as we seek to become better people. By ourselves, it is way to easy to slip back into the self that we were before we decided to let God be our guide. I need to own up to my issues, not blame others for them and the destruction they have caused in my life. Lord, help me to be the better person that You have designed me to be. In Jesus name, AMEN
Aug 15, 2016 17:18:21 #
padremike
Loc: Phenix City, Al
Don G. Dinsdale wrote:
RESCUE THYSELF br br No One Likes a Martyr br b... (show quote)
I understand what you're trying to say, Don, but there are exceptions. The derivative of the word, martyr, comes from the word witness. Some of the most inspiring stories you can ever read are about Christian martyrs both ancient and modern.
Aug 16, 2016 13:10:09 #
no propaganda please wrote:
Today is a new day, a day to become closer to God, whose support is necessary as we seek to become better people. By ourselves, it is way to easy to slip back into the self that we were before we decided to let God be our guide. I need to own up to my issues, not blame others for them and the destruction they have caused in my life. Lord, help me to be the better person that You have designed me to be. In Jesus name, AMEN
Amen and Amen. I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me....
Aug 16, 2016 17:54:59 #
TexaCan
Loc: Homeward Bound!
no propaganda please wrote:
Today is a new day, a day to become closer to God, whose support is necessary as we seek to become better people. By ourselves, it is way to easy to slip back into the self that we were before we decided to let God be our guide. I need to own up to my issues, not blame others for them and the destruction they have caused in my life. Lord, help me to be the better person that You have designed me to be. In Jesus name, AMEN
Very thoughtful prayer! Thank you!
Aug 16, 2016 20:00:55 #
no propaganda please
Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun
TexaCan wrote:
Very thoughtful prayer! Thank you!
THANK YOU!
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