Sunday Story…Grace

It’s that time of year again. Parties, lots of tempting food and drink, tacit permission to over-indulge, spiraling guilt and shame over your lack of willpower over those temptations. What is the answer to the question of how will you navigate your way around those hazardous shores?

In a word...Grace. Your first step is to find within you the power of Grace. Grace will forgive your missteps. Grace will help you regain your power by allowing you to be charitable to yourself. You don’t have to just be charitable to those less fortunate than yourself. Charity begins at home, with yourself. Grace requires you to be kind...to yourself first. Beating yourself up for not being perfect is a losing battle. You will never win and you will continue to be swept down into a maelstrom of guilt, shame , and recrimination.

Grace is waiting for you. But you are going to have to dig in a little to find her. 

First...Love yourself. You with all your faults and warts. Get up in the morning and tell yourself...I love you. You are already perfect.

Second...When you step off the path (and you will, we all do), smile, forgive yourself, and step back on.

Third...Ask for help. The people who love you, love you no matter how many cookies you just ate. We will hold your hand, smile, and laugh and cry with you. And then we will recommit with you to hold our heads up and move forward.

Grace...try it, you might like it!

John Mariotti

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