Post by caressa on Oct 12, 2010 21:42:13 GMT -5
God grant us the courage to change what we can - ourselves. How difficult it is to let go of our struggles to control and change someone else. How frequently we assume that everything would be fine if only someone else would change. All that needs to change is an attitude, our own.
Each Day A New Beginning
The two readings I read today were about changing ourselves.
This one is about me and my attitude.
It seems like I have had one for many years. Over the years, in recovery, I have tried to change it into one that is positive.
Before recovery, it was always about the other person. I kept looking at them with no thought of me having a problem. If it was suggested, my response would be, "Who Me?" And a few choice words that are not repeatable. How dare you, they are the problem, he is the one who is out of control. The control word itself, should have been my first clue. I was the one who was trying to control and if you didn't fit my pattern and my way of doing things, then you were in the wrong. I am right. This is the way it is done. Always trying to control what was going on around me and angry because it didn't always work out the way I wanted it.
As the reading says, I can't change anyone else but me and my attitude.
Each Day A New Beginning
The two readings I read today were about changing ourselves.
This one is about me and my attitude.
It seems like I have had one for many years. Over the years, in recovery, I have tried to change it into one that is positive.
Before recovery, it was always about the other person. I kept looking at them with no thought of me having a problem. If it was suggested, my response would be, "Who Me?" And a few choice words that are not repeatable. How dare you, they are the problem, he is the one who is out of control. The control word itself, should have been my first clue. I was the one who was trying to control and if you didn't fit my pattern and my way of doing things, then you were in the wrong. I am right. This is the way it is done. Always trying to control what was going on around me and angry because it didn't always work out the way I wanted it.
As the reading says, I can't change anyone else but me and my attitude.
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.