Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects – Steps Six and Seven – Quote 64

We need to question what goes on around us and what is happening in our own life. **We don’t let someone else bring us down to his or her level. We need to be selfish about our recovery. We may, in many respects, be powerless over people, places, and things, but we’re not powerless over unnecessary hassles in our lives.** We ask our Higher Power for direction and grace but remain accountable for the decisions we make. It is by God’s gift that we have free will. **Asking and surrendering are not the same as giving up accountability and choice.**