Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
I spent twenty years before someone told me I could cut my losses. — Michael K.
If we were thinking about spending a huge amount of money on a big house, you can bet we’d check first to see if the roof leaked or the basement flooded. We tend to be very careful about making major investments — and with good reason. Most of us just can’t afford to make a big mistake. Why, then, do so many of us jump so carelessly into relationships?
Before committing ourselves to a large emotional investment, we can examine the total “package.” We have every right to look very closely at a prospective relationship, to check it out, and to make a clear-eyed determination. Is the big draw that they “need” us? Beware. Is the person free, in fact, to make a relationship? Can the person function as a responsible adult? Is the person as committed to personal growth as we are?
If the relationship is healthy and growth-oriented, we need hesitate no longer. We can enter it knowing our optimism comes from positive, not negative, motives.
Today, I will think about my time and energy as my “capital.” I will ask my Higher Power to help me spend it wisely.
Hazelden Foundation
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