I don't have to take care of people by thinking for them.
Intimacy is not about helping people do things right, but rather being supportive and on their side. Today I will resist the urge to do a "little lecturing" to those I care about.
I do not have to be a continual fountain of good sense, advice and infinite wisdom. Intimacy means I can simply be with someone. I don't have to take care of people by thinking or feeling for them.
Intimacy flourishes when I allow others the dignity of making their own decisions and accepting their own consequences.
Daily Affimations For Adult Children of Alcoholics by Rokelle Lerner
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"See the work. Do the work. Stay out of misery." -Maharishi