And how to help others see this? I guess the only answer I can come up with is helping people become more self-aware. Helping people see that they are a bigger part of their own life than they realize. Too often, we look to outside resources as the reason for our problems instead of realizing, we are more often than not, the reason for our problems. But that also means we are capable of being the reason for our successes.
I'm not sure if I am making any sense. In recovery, too often we are taught to believe we are completely powerless over anything going on. We are powerless to quit drinking, we are powerless to think, we are powerless to move forward. My epiphany today showed me I have tremendous power in my life and over the choices I make. But now, instead of using it to speed up or even cause bad things to happen, I need to refocus and start to draw on my strengths.