Obsession for Destruction

I'm nearing the end of my Toltec book.  I'm going to miss it.  I like the message.  I like that the message hews so closely to the message of A.A. while coming at it from a slightly different angle.  As I say often: spirituality is spirituality.

A quick summation: "Through the power of forgiveness, you are able to move past the harm caused by others and see that they were doing the best they could at the time." (Ed. Note: I'd add 'with the tools they had.')  

"In the end, you know that you are already perfect and complete, more than enough, and you will always receive exactly what you need in every moment." (Ed. Note: Right here - Right now or 'One day at a time.')  

"You no longer try to control those around you with anger, guilt, or sadness in order to force them to believe or act the way you think they should for no one is more important than anyone else."  (Ed. Note: Live and Let Live.)

The phrase "power of awareness" comes up often.  Aware that you're doing the best you can, that you know who you are, that you don't need to distort the world around you to fit your warped perception of how things 'should be,' that you can act and speak with complete confidence and without apology, that you can face life with positivity and leave the negativity behind.

How exhausting it is to be negative!       

Talk about The Promises!

I'll conclude with this marvelous, marvelous quote from P. 21 in the Twelve and Twelve: "It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us."

"Obsession for Destruction" would be an excellent title for a heavy metal tune.