NORWOODGROEP FORUM

4 december "The changes you are making in your life require that those around you change, too, and they will naturally resist. But unless you give credence to their indignation, it will be fairly short-lived. It is just an attempt to push you back into your old, selfless behavior, into doing fo...

3 december "The less you need a partner, the better partner you become - and the healthier partner you will attract (and be attracted to)." Hoe minder je een partner nodig hebt, des te betere partner word je zelf - en hoe gezonder de partner zal zijn die je aantrekt (en tot wie je je aange...

2 december "By developing your spirituality you have tools for finding relief that don't require that you manipulate anyone else into doing or being what you want. No one has to change in order for you to feel good. Because you have access to spiritual nourishment, your life and your happiness ...

1 december "A carefree, irresponsible man makes a charming acquaintance but is a poor prospect for a satisfying relationship. Until you can give yourself permission to be more free and easy, you'll need him to create the fun and excitement in your life." Een zorgeloze, onverantwoordelijke ...

30 november "Developing your spirituality basically means letting go of self-will , of the determination to make things happen the way you think they should. Instead, you must accept the fact that you may not know what is best in a given situation either for yourself or for another person."...

29 november "We achieve a sense of self from what we do for ourselves and how we develop our own capacities. If all your efforts have gone into helping others develop, you're bound to feel empty. Start to nurture and develop your own capacities now." We krijgen een zelfgevoel door wat we v...

28 november "If you balk at spending time and money on your own recovery because it seems wasteful, consider how much time and money you have spent trying to avoid the pain from either being in an unhappy relationship or from having it end. Drinking, using drugs, eating too much, taking trips t...

26 november "Both alcoholism and loving too much are subtle diseases in their early stages. By the time it is obvious that something very destructive is in progress, the temptation is to look at and treat the physical manifestations - the alcoholic's liver or pancreas, the relationship addicted...

25 november "Do two things each day that you don't want to do, in order to stretch yourself and expand your idea of who you are and what you are capable of doing." Doe iedere dag twee dingen die je niet wilt doen, om jezelf en je idee over wie je bent en wat je denkt te kunnen op te rekken...

24 november "It is common for people with addictions to team up with others like themselves. Then each person tries to control the other's problem." Het is gebruikelijk dat mensen met een verslaving omgaan met mensen zoals zijzelf. Dan gaan ze allebei proberen controle te krijgen over het ...

23 november "When you let go of blaming others and take responsibility for your own choices, you become free to embrace all kinds of options that were not available to you when you saw yourself as a victim of others. This prepares you to begin to change those things in your life that are either...

22 november

"There are no mistakes in life, only lessons, so get out there and let yourself learn some of what life wants to teach you."

Er bestaan geen fouten in het leven, alleen lessen, dus ga erop uit en stel jezelf open voor wat het leven jou wil leren.

21 november "Recognize what reality is and allow that reality to be, without needing to change it. Therein lies a happiness that issues not from manipulating outside conditions or people, but from developing inner peace, even in the face of challenges and difficulties." Erken wat realiteit...

20 november "What we manifest in our lives is a reflection of what is deep inside us: our beliefs about our own worth, our right to happiness, what we deserve in life. When those beliefs change, so do our lives." Wat we in ons leven manifesteren is een weerspiegeling van wat diep in ons le...

19 november "At the bottom of all our efforts to change someone else is a basically selfish motive, a belief that through his changing we will become happy. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be happy, but to place the source of that happiness outside ourselves, in someone else's hands, mea...