Carlotta

“The people I love won’t take care of themselves, so I have to do it. How will they survive unless I . . . ?” This was my thinking when I came to Al-Anon, my excuse for interfering in everyone’s business. My needs seemed so unimportant compared to the constant crises all around me. Al-Anon told me that I had other options, one of which was to let go and let God. When I think of letting go I remind myself that there is a natural order to life—a chain of events that a Higher Power has in mind. When I let go of a situation, I allow life to unfold according to that plan. I open my mind and let other ways of thinking or behaving enter in. When I let go of another person, I am affirming their right to live their own life, to make their own choices, and to grow as they experience the results of their actions. A Higher Power exists for others, as well. My obsessive interference disrupts not only my connection with them but also my connection with my own spiritual self.

Carlotta

This is an excellent reading for me today which can also apply to my professional situation. I work with homeless people and the organization I work for always operates under budget and in crisis mode..a real caretaker/codie job LOL but also a very spiritually fulfilling one as long as I don't allow myself to burn out and I take care of my own needs first.
I needed the reminder to put my own oxygen mask on first and also to let things work out in a natural order. As long as I do my best, I can let go and stop stressing.