Those of us living in one day at a time recovery know the importance of giving ourselves a break. Some of us have a tendency of being particularly hard on ourselves when we don’t measure up to how we think we should. The real reason we need to learn to give ourselves a break is so we can love ourselves enough to enable ourselves to give others a break. This also teaches us how to let go of trying to control everyone and everything. This helps to diminish the narcissistic needs of our egos. This is an exercise in humility. Nobody needs to be perfect to be worthy of love. We are all worthy of love especially those of us who live with flaws and shortcomings. People who need to be perfect are people who live in self-imposed prisons. Many of us know this from experience. And the names of these prisons are self-centered fear and unrealistic expectations. Grace is the key to unlock the door. Not only do we give grace to ourselves, we also give it to others. This is the reality of courage. It lives in all of us. It’s part of the journey.
