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October 27
The more I force things, the tougher my life. ~Helen Neujahr Are we driven to control? Perhaps we wonder if trying to control other people is part of the human condition. We've probably surrounded ourselves with controlling people, particularly if our friends share our disease. However, not every person alive has to control, and that means we can lessen our stranglehold. But how? Understanding where our need to control came from is a beginning. Most of us, at least before recovery, were insecure. We wanted to protect ourselves from abandonment, ridicule, physical and emotional harm. The only way we knew to do that was to insist others fulfill our needs. We strengthened, day by day, a trait that hinders us now. What can save us is acceptance of the first three Steps. Ultimately, we can't control others, so why try? Turning to our Higher Power can relieve us of our obsession, and that Power, if we'll let it, will direct our every move. The solution is simple - all we need to do is accept the simplicity! I don't need to control anyone today. I am not insecure just as long as I let my Higher Power take charge of my affairs. Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women*
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