NORWOODGROEP FORUM

12 februari "Forgiving doesn't mean allowing ourselves to be hurt again; it means, among other things, detaching so that we don't take another's actions toward us so personally. Far from making us weak people who can be stepped on by others, forgiveness frees us so that we never have to allow o...

11 februari "When a woman who loves too much gives up her crusade to change the man in her life, he is then left to ponder the consequences of his own behavior. Since she is no longer frustrated and unhappy, but rather is becoming more and more excited about life, the contrast to his own troubl...

10 februari "If your soul's lesson is to forgive, you must first experience the unforgivable. Otherwise, where is the lesson? Bless and forgive and, at least in your heart, ask forgiveness from all the men (and the women, too) with whom you've ever fought and struggled in the past. When we forg...

9 februari "Anger and hatred toward another person tie us to that person with bonds of iron. Unless we can forgive, we will return to that inappropriate relationship or become involved in others that are similar, and act out our drama over and over again. But by forgiving and asking for forgive...

8 februari "Sometimes relationship addicts prefer fantasy relationships over involvement with real, live human beings. Choosing unavailable persons on whom to focus is a great way of avoiding the tests of intimacy." Soms geven relatieverslaafden de voorkeur aan fantasie relaties boven omga...

7 februari "When you stop taking care of him and take care of yourself instead, the man in your life may become very angry and accuse you of not caring about him anymore. This anger generates from his panic at having to become responsible for his own life. As long as he can fight with you, make...

6 februari "As our souls try to learn their lessons in order to draw closer to perfection, they choose the life conditions that will give them the opportunity to do so. This is why nowhere in spiritual teachings will you ever find it written that someone else is to blame for your present condit...

5 februari "Recovery from loving too much is very demanding spiritual work which requires that we surrender old and often dearly held anger and self-righteousness." Herstel van relatieverslaving is spiritueel werk dat veel aandacht en toewijding van ons vraagt en vereist dat we oude en vaa...

4 februari "Say prayers for the willingness, the strength, and the courage to look honestly at your past - and at your part in it. The psyche hears such efforts at housecleaning and cooperates by bringing forth the buried pain of the past so that it can be consciously released. As soon as our w...

3 februari "When you confront someone from whom you need a certain kind of response, you are not confronting at all - you are begging, perhaps with anger. The more you need a specific reaction from an individual, the more dependent you are on that individual for your own well-being - and the mo...

2 februari "We make a great mistake when we put our order in to our Higher Power for a specific man, material thing, or result, since we can never know as well as that Higher Power does what truly is for our greatest good. Our affirmations should always be invitations for spiritual expansion an...

1 februari "The best preparation for your future is achieving greater understanding and acceptance of yourself and of all those who have already been in your life." De beste voorbereiding op je toekomst is het ontwikkelen van meer begrip en acceptatie van jezelf en alle mensen die een rol ...

31 januari

"Learn to live without having your focus be on a man either as your problem or as the solution to your problem."

Leer te leven zonder je focus op een man te hebben, als je probleem, of als de oplossing van je probleem.

30 januari

"For so many of us, the key to recovery is in learning to do the opposite of what we've always done."

Voor velen van ons zit de sleutel tot herstel in leren het tegenovergestelde te doen van wat we altijd hebben gedaan.

29 januari Most of the insanity and despair you experience comes directly from trying to manage and control what you cannot - him and his life. Think about all the attempts you've made: the endless speeches, the pleading, threats, bribes, maybe even violence. And remember, too, how you've felt after...