Caring Works. Caretaking Doesn't. We Can Learn

Gratitude Turns What We Have Into Enough.

We Are More Than Our Problems. Even If Our Problem Is Our Own Behavior, The Problem Is Not Who We Are-it's What We Did. It's Okay To Have Problems. It's Okay To Talk About Problems-at Appropriate Times, And With Safe People. It's Okay To Solve Problems. And We're Okay, Even When We Have, Or Someone We Love Has A Problem. We Don't Have To Forfeit Our Personal Power Or Our Self-esteem. We Have Solved Exactly The Problems We've Needed To Solve To Become Who We Are.

There Are No Knights On White Horses, No Magical Grandmothers In The Sky Watching, Waiting To Rescue Us. Teachers May Come Our Way, But They Will Not Rescue. They Will Teach. People Who Care Will Come, But They Will Not Rescue. They Will Care. Help Will Come, But Help Is Not Rescuing. We Are Our Own Rescuers. Our Relationships Will Improve Dramatically When We Stop Rescuing Others And Stop Expecting Them To Rescue Us.

Wants And Needs Are Closely Connected. And All Our Needs, Even The Ones We're Not Completely Aware Of Yet, Will Be Met. Be Grateful That God Knows More About What We Need Than We Do. Sometimes When We Pray, We Get What We Want. Sometimes We Get What We Need. Accept Both Answers-the Yes's And The Something Else's-with Heartfelt Gratitude. Then Look Around And See What Your Lesson And Gift Is.

Today I Will Refuse To Jump Into The Middle Of Others' Affairs, Issues, And Relationships. I Will Trust Others To Work Out Their Own Problems, Including The Ideas And Feelings They Want To Communicate To Each Other.