It's still hard for me to hear the ACOA affirmation "I am a child of God" and fully accept it. I want to. June is LGBTQ Pride month: a time when I try to rededicate energy to loving myself. I'm not where I want to be yet as far as loving myself, but it helps to have the example of others who have been through that fight and have come out the other side much closer to whole. This Pride, I am trying to be gentle with myself in that way. I am proud of my relationship; I am proud of my ability to be out about myself, and the ongoing process of coming to know myself better. I can stop carrying the shame that others have placed on me; it isn't mine.
I find comfort recently in the feeling that my sense of insecurity is moving me in the right direction for growth: towards getting a sponsor and working the steps.
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