Post by Stacie S on Apr 5, 2003 0:27:37 GMT -5
Today's thought is:
[/b][/color][/center] We may have spent much time and energy
looking for perfect people to fulfill our lives.
This process involves projecting our fond
illusions onto those we meet, building them up
way out of reality, and then being terribly
disillusioned when extended and intimate
acquaintance proves them to be just ordinary
people.
Accepting our friends and family for what they
are rather than what we idealize them to be is
part of growing up emotionally. It is our own
weakness and insecurity that causes us to try
to make gods out of other people. As we learn
to accept ourselves as less than perfect, we are
able to reduce the unreasonable demands we
make on others. As we come to know our
Higher Power, we do not need to make gods
out of fellow human beings.
By not expecting perfection from others, we
can love them as they are, encouraging their
strengths and supporting their weaknesses.
I pray for the emotional maturity to accept
myself and those I love.
[/center][/color] looking for perfect people to fulfill our lives.
This process involves projecting our fond
illusions onto those we meet, building them up
way out of reality, and then being terribly
disillusioned when extended and intimate
acquaintance proves them to be just ordinary
people.
Accepting our friends and family for what they
are rather than what we idealize them to be is
part of growing up emotionally. It is our own
weakness and insecurity that causes us to try
to make gods out of other people. As we learn
to accept ourselves as less than perfect, we are
able to reduce the unreasonable demands we
make on others. As we come to know our
Higher Power, we do not need to make gods
out of fellow human beings.
By not expecting perfection from others, we
can love them as they are, encouraging their
strengths and supporting their weaknesses.
I pray for the emotional maturity to accept
myself and those I love.