Old 11-01-2011, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Ann View Post
There was a time when I felt a need to control all those around me, addict and non-addict. I felt if they would just listen to me things would be better.

Ain't this the truth.

What I found was that I spun out a lot, that I could not possibly control that which was not mine to control...anyone else but me.

I learned to take good care of myself. I learned to let others find their own way, make their own mistakes and learn from them. I learned to live and let live, live and let God, and stay out of other people's issues.

There is an analogy often used here about our hula hoops. If I imagine a hula hoop around me, anything outside that hoop is not mine to control.

Just for today I will focus on staying within my hula hoop and let the world find its own way.
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