Do you find it difficult to say "no" so you keep saying "yes"?
Do you find it difficult to hear praise?
Do you deny your worth? Many women do. They resist love. They prefer
to be the caregivers instead of receiving care, or caring for themselves.
Shame or failure holds some women back from being intimate, and fear
and guilt can gnaw at one's self-esteem.

Today, decide the course YOU want to take, which may not be the course
that rides with the tide of things that continue to be unhealthy for
you and your life. Say a firm "no" to the things that harm you, and
begin to welcome "yes" to things that self-nurture and caress your soul.

Welcome recovery. Welcome expression of what YOU want and need. Listen
to your deep inner desires and needs. Say "yes" to vitality and
expression of your infinite potential. Open your heart and mind,
allowing discomfort to wash over your fears and fade away in the sand
of your insecurities. Now is the time to declare what you need and
want and to say "yes" to all things that are good. All things that you
deserve. Renew your soul, give space to "yes" to all that is healthy
and healing.

Affirmation: I welcome comfort into my life to express my needs.

Lisa C. Palmer, LMFT, CHT, PhD Cand.
Renew Center of Florida
Renew_Center@...
www.TheRenewCenter.com