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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all along, my soul is being blown by great winds across the sky. ~Ojibway Saying

“Self-pity” is an all too familiar trap for many of us. It was exploited liberally in our using days. Yet, now we see self-pity in an altogether different light. Is it really so horrible that we are chemically dependent and have found this great new way of life? Is it so horrible that we lost our job, but now have another, more terrific job as a result? Often, what we thought was the worst turn of events actually had a sliver lining that brought us something wonderful. Self-pity is just another way of saying that we aren’t getting our own way; it is throwing a temper tantrum with God. Since we can’t see the larger picture, we need to have faith that God has our best interest in mind, even if we aren’t immediately aware that our “soul is being blown by great winds across the sky.”

There’s my plan and there’s God’s plan.

When I trust God’s plan, the unfulfilled details

of my plan don’t lead to self-pity.

Am I consumed with self-pity when life is not as I wish?

∼Chemically Dependent Anonymous P 53