My sponsor used to have me replace the word "alcoholics" with "people, places and things. "
The truth of the matter is that I am powerless over just about anything outside of my hula hoop. (a great visual I got from another of my recovery friends who's on the speaker circuit = for me that helped me a LOT)
I am not powerless over my actions, most of my reactions...
not my thoughts, necessarily, but what I DO with those thoughts...
I am not powerless over my words or how I treat people.
I am powerless over other people's feelings and reactions.
Thank you Ellen C. for reminding me to stay in my own hula hoop. LOL