Trying to force a solution doesn’t work

I have spent many hours and days caught up in the frenzy of trying too hard to solve a problem.

Before Al-Anon, I would try to force solutions to coincide with the way I thought things should be.

What I’ve come to learn from listening to long-timers in the rooms of Al-Anon is that my Higher Power is worth my trust.

I’ve heard over and over again how the God of our understanding knows the solution even before we are aware of the challenge. With this knowledge I made a daily decision to surrender. “Let Go and Let God,” keep an open mind and heart, and let go of my preconceived ideas of what the answer should be.

My morning meditation and reading of Al-Anon literature further reinforces this decision. Sharings from other Al-Anons and Alateens remind me all I can do is make the most of today.

If I want peace and serenity, I need to trust my recovery, the tools of the program, and be still enough to allow my Higher Power’s plan to unfold.

By Barbara E., Arizona
The Forum, August 2007

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