Discard 07/08/2025

What are you willing to discard? If it is not working, could you let it go? What if it was something very dear to you, or a long held belief you are not willing to give up? I believed that my lifestyle and certain friends were irreplaceable. I believed that unfortunate events and negative people were to blame for my circumstances and disturbances. I thought, my life shouldn't be this way, I must have been born with malfunctions, and the people in my circle just want to exploit my weaknesses. I was almost entirely wrong.

It's easy for some to agree that my life needed to change, but it is difficult for some of those same people to accept that it means they no longer have control over my decisions, loyalty, and emotions. The hardest thing for me to surrender was trusting my gut, and letting go of the need to justify going against it. Self-worth comes from discarding the need to expect others to change, expecting my plans to work out, and repeating patterns that lead to one-way dead ends. When I discovered my Higher Power, I could discard my old ways, old habits, and old life.

Everyday is new, and everyday brings me closer to my best-self and my true purpose. I owe it all to the process of change offered to me through a 12-step program. I was able to Uncover ailments and falsehoods, Discover my truth through a Higher Power, and Discard what wasn't part of my greater purpose, so that God can do for me what I was unable to do for myself.