It’s all about being lucky. We need the approval and support of others so much, we self-destruct without it.
The energy of life comes from within. If we got respected and encouraged for everything that we really are, as all other life does, then we are a strong and loving person.
This is true for all of us.
But, we don’t do that anymore!
Society has come to believe in obedience, which unfortunately damages the natural inner connections of any sentient life. It causes a loss of access to our needs, feelings, instincts, and inner-strength.
Life is self-driven! To be healthy, the energy must come from within!
It’s our inner world that makes us honorable and loving.
If we have been forced into excessive compliance, then we have lost connection with our inner life. We will be adrift, without confidence, morals, or honor.
The entire world (except for a few) have been overiding the self-drive of our young for a long time now. It may have taken a while, but look where it’s taking us!
Recovery for ourselves is difficult, to say the least. Mostly because we are locked into believing in discipline because we assume others need it. That’s because, without our inner life, we do now need it.
Recovery requires a renewed respect for the natural purity of everybody’s needs, feelings, and instincts first, then a drive to expose our real nature which is now hidden behind excessive hurt.
Thanks for listening.
Good luck on your own journey.
Take care,
Norm Cormier
I welcome considering other thoughts.