February 9, 2012
I'm reading the book "So Long Insecurity" by Beth Moore and she lists common contributors to chronic insecurity. I was surprised to see that I had all but one on the list:
*Instability in the home (dad left the home when I was 4, Mom was an alcoholic who often just didn't come home at night & had inconsistent,unpredictable behavior)
*A significant loss - lost a husband in 2004 & mom in December
*Rejection - alcoholic moms are good at this. So are abusive husbands.
*Dramatic Change- loss of spouse, move out of state, lots of changes in the makeup of household members, move back to IA, adjusting to the empty nest
*Personal limitations (handicaps and such... this is the only one on the list I didn't have)
So I can say this much... it shouldn't come as a surprise that I'd have issues with insecurity. Wow. Eye opening to look at the list like that. Still... what to do, what to do. Can't just sit there afraid of life. Learn some coping tools. Get some healing. Get closer to God who is the only one who will never leave me!
Peace Out friends. That's my lesson for today. Feel free to share yours.
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