promise two. Our self-esteem will increase as we give ourselves approval on a daily basis.

The promise of self-esteem is very attractive, especially given that if we didn't have a negative

self-perception, many of us would have no self-image at all. Oof. By showing up regularly at ACA

meetings, we increase our true self-esteem in a positive way.

We find a safe space to interact with others who are on the same quest. This act of showing up for

our true selves gives us a positive view of ourselves, most likely for the first time. By participating in the

meetings and identifying ourselves as adult children, we are sending a signal to our inner child

that we are aware of the work we have to do and we are willing to make a commitment to realize

our spiritual awakening. More true self-esteem will come from regularly

affirming our current state and our future mission. By showing up in participating, we give

our true self-approval, approval to get well, to belong, to share, to believe, to hope, to care, to cry, to laugh, to grieve, to

live. These simple expressions of our humanity are true self-esteem of the most precious and rewarding

kind. On this day, I will practice doing the things that build true self-esteem and give my true self the approval to

trust feel and talk. Ooh, that's a good one, folks. I feel like I don't remember. I've read all of

these, but I don't remember this one. Well, first of all, let me just say that. I love that line of

by showing up and participating, we give our true self approval approval to get well

to belong to share to believe to hope to care to cry to laugh to grieve to live and i really feel

like this community is such a a beautiful example of all of those things and really gives us the opposite when we need to do that.

I especially love the approval to get well. I was thinking about the lying from that I always

mentioned one of my favorite quotes from Peter Yelton that says, you know, abandement is a profound

enough wound to siphon off all self-esteem from within and just about how, you know, abandonment is a profound enough wound to siphon off all self-esteem

from within and just about how, you know, as soon as I would get into a relationship, this self-esteem

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