{"id":195,"date":"2009-12-05T20:13:44","date_gmt":"2009-12-06T01:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karencasey.wordpress.com\/?p=195"},"modified":"2009-12-05T20:13:44","modified_gmt":"2009-12-06T01:13:44","slug":"choosing-simple-principles-to-live-by-suggests-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"Choosing simple principles to live by suggests wisdom . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a proponent of simple principles as my guideposts for living. \u00a0One that greatly resonates with me is live and let live<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0The wish to control other people can be so strong and seductive.<\/p>\n

I have fought the urge to try to control others much of my life. \u00a0I think insecurity and fear is what prompts it. \u00a0But I know that every one of us is here to live out a very specific journey and I am not the camp director for any one else. \u00a0Since I have finally gotten the hang of letting go of others, I experience much longer periods of peace in a 24 hour day. \u00a0Giving up the idea that any one else is controllable releases me of a burden that use to weigh me down, a burden I didn’t even realize I was saddled with until I put it down.<\/p>\n

I didn’t learn how to lay the burden down by myself, however. \u00a0I learned this from others I watched and listened to and respected in a 12 step program. \u00a0How lucky we are that we find each other in one way or another. \u00a0Whether it’s a 12 step group or some other support group, we are drawn into the company of those who have been sent to “teach us.” \u00a0And what we learn from them becomes ours to pass on. \u00a0We are always necessary to the circle, aren’t we?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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