OWNING OUR POWER:

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We do not have to be so victimized by life, by people,
by situations, by work, by our friends, by our love
relationships, by our family, by ourselves, our feelings,
our thoughts, our circumstances.

Yes, admitting and accepting powerlessness is important.
But that is a first step, an introduction to this business
of recovery. Later, comes owning our power. Changing what
we can. This is as important as admitting and accepting
powerlessness.

We can own our power, wherever we are, wherever we go,
whoever we are with. We do not have to stand there with
our hands tied, groveling helplessly, submitting to
whatever comes along. There are things we can do. We can
speak up. Solve the problem.

We can make ourselves feel good. We can walk away. We
can come back on our terms. We can refuse to let others
control and manipulate us.

We can do what we need to do to take care of ourselves.
That is the beauty, the reward the crown of victory we
are given in this process called recovery.

If we can't do anything about the circumstance, we can
change our attitude. We can do the work within:
courageously face our issues so we are not victimized.