The ideas for the daily topics for our meetings could come from anywhere. Many times they are taken from incidents or ideas or discussions right here at our meetings. Such is today’s topic, The Power of our Thought process. The study of Spirituality shows us that our powerful thoughts are the most dynamic part of our beings. Absolutely nothing is done that does not begin with our powerful thoughts. Nothing includes our feelings about other people, places, and things. The Serenity Prayer asks us to know the difference between what we can change and what we cannot.
We further learn that the only thing that we can change is ourselves. No one or nothing else. The verbiage is very simple but the practice is oftentimes very difficult. Sometimes, seemingly impossible. Who has not had powerful thoughts about someone who was close that was causing problems with the sanity of the people closest with their addiction or other problematic situation. One of the AA sayings that I remember that once was repeated a lot at meetings was “You can carry the message but not the man.” This is just another way of saying the 3rd part of the Serenity Prayer. We can not change anyone but ourselves. Our powerful thoughts can be retrained.
When we use C.B.A., we know that whatever we CONCEIVE, and then BELIEVE, we can ACHIEVE. This is true when we apply it to ourselves only. We can not change or alter another. This is what The Serenity Prayer has advised us. This also applies to our emotions and feelings about others. Remember, we are not responsible for the 1st thought that pops into our minds. What following action with these powerful thoughts is what we should take seriously.
It all comes down to choices. What do we CHOOSE to do with this powerful thought or emotion? If it involves us, we can CHOOSE to either do something about it or not. If it doesn’t involve us, we should CHOOSE to not try to change a thing. We should accept that the right thing will happen. No matter what the “right thing” is. Also, how much OUR powerful thoughts are on the matter is ‘right’ and their powerful thoughts are ‘wrong.’ We are here to love others, not judge and manage others.
So simple, but we make it so difficult. It is not difficult but we make it so. I CHOSE to be Happy, Joyous, and Free. I also choose to help others. To do this, I must uncomplicate my own life by letting others do whatever they CHOOSE. This is without my “tremendous knowledge” and insistence that I am right and they are wrong. This does change my entire powerful thought process.
Using our mind’s powerful thought process, we have tremendous, total power. We can change ourselves. We can be as good as we really wish. When we choose to be Happy, Joyous, and Free, we see the same all around us. The Law of Attraction is like attracts like. We also have tremendous, total power to change ourselves to be. We can be as overbearing, wicked, evil, obnoxious as we really want. When we choose the latter, it seems like we see misery all around us. We want to make others as miserable as we are.
It all comes down to choice, doesn’t it? Do you use your powerful thought process for serenity or for misery. Do you want to be Happy, Joyous, and Free? Or do you want to be miserable and see how many others you can bring down with you. The choice is entirely yours. So please choose wisely!
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