RECEIVING

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Definition of Receive:
be given, presented with, or paid (something).

Synonyms of Receive:
accept, obtain, acquire, secure, come by, earn, accrue, inherit, etc.

These notes are from recovery in AA and/or related 12 step programs. Readers are encouraged to click external links for more detail. We hope you find them helpful.

Love in fellowship.

Here is an exercise…
Today let someone give to you.
Let someone do something nice for you.
Let someone give you a compliment or tell you something good about yourself.
Let someone help you.
Then, stand there and take it.
Take it in.
Feel it.
Know that you are worthy and deserving.
Do not apologize.
Do not say, “You shouldn’t have.”
Do you feel guilty, afraid, ashamed, and panicky?
Do not immediately try to give something back.
Just say, “Thank you.” –The Language of Letting Go/Melody Beattie | More…

In the past, we found it very hard to take advice from anyone.
We’ve come to believe there is help for us.
And we’re learning to ask for help and advice.

Sometimes we don’t like the advice we get. We don’t have to use it.  But if it comes from people who love and understand us, we can try to listen.  Write it down. Think about it. It may make sense another day. –Keep It Simple | More…

The Language of Letting Go incorporates daily meditations on codependency and the journey to self-care.

Keep It Simple focuses on the Twelve Steps, and the putting into practice of new beliefs, slogans, and fellowship