SELF-LOVE
"Only a person who can live
with himself can enjoy the gift of
leisure."
--Henry Greber
As an addict I could not tolerate my own company for long. I was
forever telephoning somebody, going over to a friend's house, inviting
people in, creating an "occasion" so I did not have to think or, at least,
think about myself. Being alone terrified me. I was terrified because I
would begin to think about what was happening in my life and I did not
want to face it.
Spirituality is reality. Some years ago I decided to encounter the
"real" me, painful but necessary. I began to develop an awareness of
who I am. Acceptance followed: I am an alcoholic.
Today I know me; today I like me; today I can love me - and this
awareness brings with it a knowledge of God, self and my neighbor.
Today I can be alone without feeling lonely.
