How far we've come

Looking over the posts here, I see a clear pattern. Woe is me. Seriously? How about "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get to it!"

But I don't wear boots....

Guess I need to go out there and get myself a pair!

Not much has changed from the posts screaming for a hug. I have just relearned to cope again. My walls are in place, the drawbridge is up and the moat is full. Yet, somehow I am still feeling change. I no longer align myself with manufactured drama (mostly) and I am learning how to let go of caring about the little things (mostly). I feel like I have begun the uphill journey to the precipice of peace and life.

God, grant me the sernity to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

I know this is the battle cry of AA but it extends to so much more of life. If they would allow, I ask humbly to borrow it.

To begin, accepting things I cannot change is not at all a stagnant statement. It just means that I cannot change it. For those who have an inexorable need to always help, this is huge. For me it is the key to breaking this case wide open. It is going to be the subject of many a meditation. It is a control issue that needs to be 'controlled'.

Accept the things I cannot change requires the patience to allow others the space to grow, act, move, motivate themselves to accept the things they cannot change and learn to deal and move on.

Deal and move on.