shydawg
02-17-2009, 09:31 AM
Owning Our Power
Don't you see? We do not have to be so victimized by life, by
people, by situations, by work, by our friends, by our love
relationships, by our family, by our feelings, our thoughts,
our circumstances, and ourselves.
We are not victims. We do not have to be victims. That is the
whole point!
Yes, admitting and accepting powerlessness is important. But
that is the first step, an introduction to this business of recovery.
Later, comes owning our power. Changing what we can. This
is as important as admitting and accepting powerlessness. And
there is so much we can change.
We can own our power, wherever we are, wherever we go,
whomever we are with. We do not have to stand there with our
hands tied, groveling helplessly, submitting to whatever comes
along. There are things we can do. We can speak up. Solve the
problem. Use the problem to motivate ourselves to do something
good for ourselves.
We can make ourselves feel good. We can walk away. We can
come back on our terms. We can stand up for ourselves. We can
refuse to let others control and manipulate us.
We can do what we need to do to take care of our selves. That is
the beauty, the reward, the crown of victory we are given in this
process called recovery. It is what it is all about!
If we can't do anything about the circumstance, we can change our
attitude. We can do the work within: courageously face our issues so
we are not victimized. We have been given a miraculous key to life.
We are victims no more unless we want to be.
Freedom and joy are ours for the taking, for the feeling, for the hard
work we have done.
Today, I will remind myself as often as necessary that I am not
a victim, and I do not need to be victimized by whatever comes
my way. I will work hard to remove myself as a victim, whether that
means setting and enforcing a boundary, walking away, dealing
with my feelings, or giving myself what I need. God, help me let go
of my need to feel victimized.
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My Program
I am grateful today to have a program to show,
with the 12 steps I can grow.
All it takes is a little effort, and an open mind to believe,
that with this simple program of all my misery I can be relieved.
Now I see that if I return to the dope,
it would be just the same as hanging myself with a rope.
I have come to believe that if I do as I'm showed,
that it will work low and behold.
One day at a time as I do this deal,
I understand life as truly Real.
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Don't you see? We do not have to be so victimized by life, by
people, by situations, by work, by our friends, by our love
relationships, by our family, by our feelings, our thoughts,
our circumstances, and ourselves.
We are not victims. We do not have to be victims. That is the
whole point!
Yes, admitting and accepting powerlessness is important. But
that is the first step, an introduction to this business of recovery.
Later, comes owning our power. Changing what we can. This
is as important as admitting and accepting powerlessness. And
there is so much we can change.
We can own our power, wherever we are, wherever we go,
whomever we are with. We do not have to stand there with our
hands tied, groveling helplessly, submitting to whatever comes
along. There are things we can do. We can speak up. Solve the
problem. Use the problem to motivate ourselves to do something
good for ourselves.
We can make ourselves feel good. We can walk away. We can
come back on our terms. We can stand up for ourselves. We can
refuse to let others control and manipulate us.
We can do what we need to do to take care of our selves. That is
the beauty, the reward, the crown of victory we are given in this
process called recovery. It is what it is all about!
If we can't do anything about the circumstance, we can change our
attitude. We can do the work within: courageously face our issues so
we are not victimized. We have been given a miraculous key to life.
We are victims no more unless we want to be.
Freedom and joy are ours for the taking, for the feeling, for the hard
work we have done.
Today, I will remind myself as often as necessary that I am not
a victim, and I do not need to be victimized by whatever comes
my way. I will work hard to remove myself as a victim, whether that
means setting and enforcing a boundary, walking away, dealing
with my feelings, or giving myself what I need. God, help me let go
of my need to feel victimized.
============ ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ====
My Program
I am grateful today to have a program to show,
with the 12 steps I can grow.
All it takes is a little effort, and an open mind to believe,
that with this simple program of all my misery I can be relieved.
Now I see that if I return to the dope,
it would be just the same as hanging myself with a rope.
I have come to believe that if I do as I'm showed,
that it will work low and behold.
One day at a time as I do this deal,
I understand life as truly Real.
*