Are You Powerless Over Anything?

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7 years ago

When it comes to mistakes, miseries, (bad) memories and habits, in an effort to overcome them, one must understand that he/she is powerless over some things. There are several things in life all are powerless over. One is the weather. Another is other people's choices. Yes, that includes your children, your spouse and aunt Hilda.

However, for those of us who are trying to recover from some malady , yes even surgery or a disease, there are a few more things that figure into the equation. If we are recovering from chemical abuse, then for a period of time, actually for the rest of our life, we would be powerless over its hold on us. The only way we can control its power over us is to stay away from it completely. Doing so requires a quality decision on our part to control its power over us. As time goes by, our powerlessness over our hurt, habit, mistake, misery or (bad) memory dims, but we never escape our powerlessness over the previous, abusive behavior.