February 6, 2007
Freedom Fighting
I’ve been thinking today, I wonder how this sentence looks in my life if I change one word…
‘God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not control…‘
I want to control my freedom. I’ll have a punch down, knock out with God or any man (woman, child, dog or cat!) that attempts to interfere with it. Sometimes I think I fight for freedom in non-constructive ways. The freedom’s in surrender, not control – isn’t it.
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wickedstepsisters said,
February 6, 2007 at 4:53 pm
okay – did you change the word to “control” or just think it says “control” – because it actually says “change” – does that make it any better??
and yes, you are correct – freedom is not having to be responsible for EVERYTHING – control means i get the blame. the beauty in the serenity prayer is that it helps us distinguish what we are and ARE NOT responsible for – and we ask god for the wisdom to know the difference.
“courage to change the things i can” – that gives me life and takes the weight off my shoulders. it really does bring true freedom. not the kind that allows me to do anything i want any time i want – but the freedom that comes from making whole, healthy choices and not driven, addicted ones. that’s not freedom at all. i think that’s why they call me compulsive – compulsion is a kind of slavery – not freedom. i’m doing those things because i’m not thinking about them – i’m driven, not drawn.
and i believe that it is in the “drawn” where we find freedom.
does that make sense??
bobbie
Alice said,
February 6, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Yes, bobbie, it makes sense. When I know I have a choice, when I know I have the power to say NO and the world isn’t going to end–that makes perfect sense.
(I am not a very sensible person.)
wickedstepsisters said,
February 8, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Ya, that makes sense to me too. I know the word is ‘change’ not control – I was just exchanging the two, pondering, ya know.
I have to stop and consider which choices are driven/addicted and which are not. They feel like one and the same to me til I stop and dissect them.
And absolutely, compulsion is slavery.
Lori