∞ i cannot change the difficult people in my life, nor can i please everyone ∞
Posted: Sun, Aug 13, 2006 09:25:30 AM
BUT by applying the spiritual principles i have learned in the fellowship that has given me this new life, i can learn to love them.
well i started this a while ago but had to go deal with one of the difficult people in my life, and now am back at it. and no this was not someone in my sphere of recovery or any of the people that i have discovered I am harboring resentments toward.
....but so it goes....
i do NEED to learn how to apply the principle of unconditional love in all of my affairs and some days are better than others, today i am willing to look at what my part is in my relationships and allow myself the freedom to change. not that i really want to change how i act, on the contrary, if given my choice, i would want everyone else to change to meet my expectations and become more than they are. that way i could be more accepting of change.
unfortunately life is not like that, i have to be one that changes, and i do have power over whether i allow myself to change, grow and become more than i am. it is not in my power to change others nor is it in my power to change myself, that task is better left to a POWER MUCH GREATER THAN ME!
so this morning, i will go about my day and see what i can do to change my attitudes and behaviors, remove my expectations and see what happens.
after all today is a brand new day!
well i started this a while ago but had to go deal with one of the difficult people in my life, and now am back at it. and no this was not someone in my sphere of recovery or any of the people that i have discovered I am harboring resentments toward.
....but so it goes....
i do NEED to learn how to apply the principle of unconditional love in all of my affairs and some days are better than others, today i am willing to look at what my part is in my relationships and allow myself the freedom to change. not that i really want to change how i act, on the contrary, if given my choice, i would want everyone else to change to meet my expectations and become more than they are. that way i could be more accepting of change.
unfortunately life is not like that, i have to be one that changes, and i do have power over whether i allow myself to change, grow and become more than i am. it is not in my power to change others nor is it in my power to change myself, that task is better left to a POWER MUCH GREATER THAN ME!
so this morning, i will go about my day and see what i can do to change my attitudes and behaviors, remove my expectations and see what happens.
after all today is a brand new day!
∞ DT ∞