Are You Balanced? Do You Share Your

A Man Went To Istanbul, His First Visit There. On His Way To A Business Meeting, This Man Lost His Way. He Began Raging At Himself For Getting Lost, Until A Realization Allowed Him To Transcend His Ire. "how Can I Be Lost? I've Never Been Here Before?" Pp 104-105

Gratitude Turns Negative Energy Into Positive Energy. There Is No Situation Or Circumstance So Small Or Large That It Is Not Susceptible To Gratitude's Power.

It's Hard To Give Up The Self-esteem Connected To Being Codependent And Appearing 'right,' Which Is Probably A Survival Behavior Learned From Growing Up In A Crazy Family. It Feels Like You Will Actually Disappear.

Sometimes Compromise Is Important. Sometimes It's Better To Give In To Someone Else's Wishes In Order To Have Fun As A Group Or As A Couple, Or For The Benefit Of The Team. Sometimes Compromise Is Dangerous. We Need To Guard Against Compromising Our Standards To Gain The Approval Or Love Of Someone Else. Decide When You Can, And When You Cannot, Compromise. If It's Not Harmful And You Are Ambivalent About A Decision, Then Compromise. If It Could Lead To Breaking Your Values, Compromise Isn't A Good Idea.

Today I Will Stop Trying To Control My Relationships. I Will Participate At A Reasonable Level And Let The Other Person Do The Same. I Can Let Go, Knowing That The Relationship Will Find Its Own Life-or Not-and That I Don't Have To Do All The Work, Only My Share.