Chapter 5: WRITE A MILLION WORDSLives of remarkable people demand hard work. Great purpose is found by determined, impassioned, relentless effort.
It takes 10,000 hours to reach the top of our field. It takes talent and preparation.
Whatever you do don’t bury your talent and expect praise.
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PASSION STAGE: THE QUEST FOR PURPOSEFor I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and hope.
Jeremiah 24:11
Our soul needs a purpose so that we know that the career, relationships or hometown—all with their limits are not the end. We can know that our death is truly just the beginning of an eternity with Christ.
We often think and believe that the “greater” life is elusive and not attainable so we let ourselves stay spiritually immature and make do with what we already have.
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The following are notes directly from the context of this book with a mingling of my opinions and thoughts while I processed what I read. It is my interpretation. You may get something totally different out of this book.
Many of us live spiritually under developed but we were created for a life full of:
Many times we prepare for a task God called us to, yet when we get to the halfway point, we let our fears or the input of others, who might mean well, to stop us. Either way, we should rely one God to empower us to fulfill what we set out to do.
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The following are notes directly from the context of this book with a mingling of my opinions and thoughts while I processed what I read. It is my interpretation. You may get something totally different out of this book.
Learning to Live and Love Again At the Same TimeThe 2 deepest desires of most people:
To protect ourselves many people have blocked off or shut off those needs.
I must learn to love and be loved, that I am worthy and I can look forward to and do great things.
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Pieces & BitsDrama Addicts are people who have become addicted to problems and turmoil; problems have become a comfortable emotional experience
Drama Addicts:
As we develop our lives, set goals and find things to do, peace will be comfortable.
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Work A Twelve Step ProgramChemical dependency and other compulsive disorders destroy beautiful, intelligent, sensitive, creative, loving people.
Whether you have a chronic illness like fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis or you have suffered an injury, Chronic Pain is a common ailment felt by a lot of people. Chronic Pain can lead to changes in lifestyle and emotions and ability to do activities you once enjoyed. It can also make relationships harder because of the changes in mood that happen when you are hurting all the time. Chronic Pain is a pain that lasts longer than six months and affects how you live your daily life. Chronic Pain is both physically and emotionally stressful since constant pain can lead to anger and frustration.
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Communication“When you’re doing what’s right for you, it’s okay to say it once, simply, and then refuse to discuss anything further.” – Toby Rice Drews
Many Codependents:
Learning about salt, otherwise known as sodium chloride is very useful in managing your wellness plan. Salt is made of 40% sodium and 60% chloride. Salt is used to add flavor to food. It is also used as a preservative, binder and stabilizer. Salt is necessary to the human body to conduct nerve impulses, contract and relax muscles and retain the proper balance of water and minerals. While the human body needs only a small amount of sodium to do its job, salt also makes our food taste good….and not all salt is created equal. There are many types to choose from with different tastes, textures and mineral and sodium content. Most of the world’s salt is harvested from salt mines or by evaporating sea water or other mineral-rich waters. (more…)
Chapter 15 “Yes You Can Think”For God hath no given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:17
Many codependents do not trust our minds and indecision can make the smallest choices frustrating – so big choices like what to do with our lives or who to live with or how to solve our problems can be overwhelming.
We must think, figure things out, decide what we need and want and decide how to solve our own problems.
Our ability to think may be clouded by lies we have believed, told to us or by ourselves (denial), chaos, stress, low self-esteem and repressed emotions.
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I have been slowly taking in this great book for about 6 weeks. While I am digesting and praying about issues that seem to come about in me, I see myself growing and learning to be focused on being positive and learning to communicate better. Chapter 14 in Codependent No More is about anger, something I have a lot of experience with, here is what I have gleaned and learned about anger:
Some people prefer to stay angry because it makes us feel more powerful and less vulnerable.
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While we are standing at the jump off point of your new path toward wellness you might feel a little frustrated by all the changes that you see in front of you. Learning how to educate yourself about food is really important, so we thought we might start out with a big one Cooking Oils. Before we can delve into that topic, lets take a crash course on FAT…
There are 3 kinds of fats: good fats, bad fats and neutral fats. Good fats have been clinically proven to benefit our bodies, bad fats are harmful to our bodies and neutral fats which may not damage our bodies but probably don’t benefit them very much.
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In this article we are going talk about a painful topic: Miscarriage Signs, Symptoms & Treatment. Pregnancy is a blessing that brings so much anticipation; because of the commonality of miscarriage it is wise to be educated about miscarriage in the case that you or someone that you love must go through this experience. We hope that you find the information in this article helpful.
Definition: Miscarriage is a term used to describe a pregnancy that ends on its own, within the first 20 weeks of gestation. Sometimes miscarriage is referred to as a spontaneous abortion.
Heartburn sucks and often times your only choice to fight it is acid blockers! If you haven’t had it before, I am so glad for you. Heartburn feels like hot pressure in your chest and sometimes leads people to believe they are having a heart attack. Some people may occasionally experience this after eating too much salt, sugar or fat; some people suffer from a number of chronic illnesses like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) which is when your stomach produces so much stomach acid that it backs up into your esophagus, sometimes it is like an eruption and can cause coughing and vomiting; long-term out of control heartburn can cause throat infections, ulcers, difficulty or pain when swallowing and increased chance of throat cancer. (more…)
Feel Your Own FeelingsThere are people that I have withdrawn so completely from, emotionally, that they don’t know me at all. I have known them my whole life. I love them. I know they love me. At an earlier time in my life, I learned it was dangerous to trust them because they could absolutely crush me. My “going away” only made me stuff all the emotions I felt because of their actions. Until I became so overloaded with emotions that I could not bear even seeing them.
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Learn the Art of AcceptanceLord I don’t understand peace. It is so easily lost. I think I am so sad about the killing in Nice, France because I had hoped for a longer break between killing and terror and hate acts. Lord, I ask that You would judge by Your cross my concept or expectation of peace and my right to rely on other people or spiritual powers besides You to explain or provide peace. Jesus I know that You are my peace. I ask You to forgive me for relying on anyone but You for my peace or expectation of peace. Jesus please heal, seal and deal within my salvation in You regarding peace. Please show me what Your peace really looks, feels and sounds like. Thank You Jesus for Your perfect peace and salvation. Amen
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For most people Nightshade Vegetables and Fruits are very nutritional and offer protective properties to the human body. As someone who lives with hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) I have made a decision to research different kinds of foods that I should limit or remove from my diet. Unfortunately for me, tomatoes are not on the list of foods I get to enjoy anymore, but that just leaves more room for beets, pumpkin and carrots…
Nightshade fruits and vegetables belong to the family of Solanaceae plants of the Solanum genus; a group that includes more than 2,500 species that are widely used in food and medicine. Many of these plants are not edible, but there are a good number of Nightshades: tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant, to name a few, that have become a staple to diets for many years. (more…)
Have a Love Affair With YourselfWhat a novel idea; one I had never considered. I assumed that this chapter would be full of new thoughts and maybe it would inspire a lot in me. I read this chapter 3 times…
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Many codependent people would never dream of treating others as they treat themselves. Other people would not let us. Our feelings of low self-worth cause us to not like ourselves or even consider loving ourselves.
It is an act of love to choose wellness. Wellness is a series of positive, life supporting decisions we make, or don’t make everyday, all day long. Being well takes proper nutrition, exercise, a good attitude and the practice of hobbies and activities that bring us satisfaction and joy. Sometimes our path to wellness requires a wellness facilitator; sometimes it includes medication and counseling. Many of us have a road in front of us that includes chronic illness which produces its own challenges. A main component of our health is our immune system, sometimes referred to as our second brain or our digestive system. No matter what you need to Love Your Guts! (more…)
We love peanut butter! It is filling. It is healthy. It is packed with protein, fiber, monounsaturated fat and fat-burning folate. But there are some things you might not know about peanut butter that will probably change the way you shop (we hope). (more…)
Chapter 9: UndependenceMy mother needs me to depend on her. It is part of her codependence identity: approval seeking and need for other’s happiness because that is all she has.
I can’t be healthy and center my life around anyone else but God.
Ways to become Independent:
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