Courage To Change: 01/08/2014
Courage To Change: 01/08/2014
I once emphatically told my family that their bickering was making our newly-sober loved one nervous and this might cause her to start drinking again. I was shocked when I was told, just as emphatically, "Well, let her!" I realized that I was still trying to make everything smooth and easy for the alcoholic , because I hadn't accepted that I was just as powerless over alcoholism in sobriety as I had been during the active years.
It was then that I truly discovered how beautifully letting go and letting God can work. When I fully understood how powerless I was over the situation, I was able to trust that the alcoholic has her own Higher Power and that, together, they can work out her future. I felt like a new person because I was free of the constant need to watch over her, free to live my own life.
I care about the alcoholic in my life more than I can say. I wish her health, happiness, and sobriety, but I cannot hand these things to her. She and her Higher Power are in charge of that. I can only love her, and when I stop to think about it, that is enough.
Today I choose to place my trust in my Higher Power, knowing that all is well.
"If we supply the willingness, God supplies the power."
~The Al-Anon Family Groups - Classic Edition
It was then that I truly discovered how beautifully letting go and letting God can work. When I fully understood how powerless I was over the situation, I was able to trust that the alcoholic has her own Higher Power and that, together, they can work out her future. I felt like a new person because I was free of the constant need to watch over her, free to live my own life.
I care about the alcoholic in my life more than I can say. I wish her health, happiness, and sobriety, but I cannot hand these things to her. She and her Higher Power are in charge of that. I can only love her, and when I stop to think about it, that is enough.
Today's Reminder
Today I choose to place my trust in my Higher Power, knowing that all is well.
"If we supply the willingness, God supplies the power."
~The Al-Anon Family Groups - Classic Edition
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