Resistance to change

I just wanted to share a thought I had while responding to a post tonight. I wrote

"My unwillingness to let go of what would never make me happy was the only thing that held me back from being happy".

I understand that before I got to this point I had to understand that I didn't want to let go. And I had to understand why. And I had to learn about the disorder, and that there was no cure. And I had to hit my head against the wall until I really got to the point that I believed all of this. I do.

And then I got it, it unfolded in front of me. It had become an inside job. It was me that was stoppping me from being happy. Only me. She had lost her power. Because I finally stopped giving it to her. It is that simple. We give the power, they don't take it. They will use it, check to see if it is still available for their use, but they don't give it. We do that ourselves.

So we get to decide...do we want to give another human being the power to keep us unhappy? Do we want to resist change, or are we ready to embrace it as the path to happiness?

We can embrace change and stop resisting it now, or we can resist it as long as we want. Only we have the power to choose this!

ds