RELATIONSHIPS:

As we progress through recovery, we learn we
can no longer form relationships solely on the
basis of attraction. We learn to be patient, to
allow ourselves to take into account important
facts, and to process information about that
person.

What we are striving for in recovery is a healthy
attraction to people. We allow ourselves to be
attracted to who people are, not to their potential
or to what we hope they are.

The more we overcome our need to be excessive
caretakers, the less we will find ourselves
attracted to people who need to be constantly
taken care of.

This is a slow process. We need to be patient with
ourselves. The type of people we find ourselves
attracted to does not change overnight. Being
attracted to dysfunctional people can linger long
and well into recovery. That does not mean we
need to allow it to control us. The fact is, we will
initiate and maintain relationships with people we
need to be with until we learn what it is we need
to learn – no matter how long we've been
recovering.

We can stop blaming our relationships on God,
and begin to take responsibility for them. We
can learn to enjoy the healthy relationships, and
remove ourselves more quickly from the
dysfunctional ones.

We can learn to look for what's good for us,
instead of what's good for the other person.

Web Stores:

eCrater - http://wrhmcp.ecrater.com/

Webidz  - http://www.webidz.com/stores/WRH

Police Registry - http://www.wrhmcp.com
Atomic Mall - http://www.atomicmall.com/wrhmcp

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/shops/wrhmcp

Webstore – http://www.wrhmcp.Webstore.com

Bonanza - http://www.bonanza.com/booths/wrhmcp

eBay - http://www.ebay.com/