SCOTT@SharingTheBurden.ca"Our dependencies brought us to a position of powerlessness!" Words from the commentator on Step 2 in the Serenity program remind me that at some point a choice has to be made to accept OR believe that something higher must be sought and this Power could possibly be contacted in the hope of relief!
At this point, seems often that people want a "feeling of belief" without which they choose to stay STUCK. I will always remember a trusted friend (professional) telling me that feelings did not determine belief but rather, a decision of belief was required no matter how I felt and that possibly (although not definitely) the wanted feelings would follow. I learned that my feelings were not caused by events or others. They were the results of how I processed information. Basically my programming which considers automatically, everything that has been part of my existence from my beginning (happenings, events and my entire life's history to the moment), goes into each process and that the resultant feelings are therefore my responsibility and not to be blamed on a person place thing or event. Feelings still hurt as much today but I am so much slower to blame and much quicker to ask for forgiveness or apologize when my emotions beat me to the punch (in other words when I react without thinking).
DECISIONS TO LOVE, BELIEVE AND FORGIVE REQUIRE EFFORT BUT NOT NECESSARILY A CERTAIN KIND OF FEELING!!
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