• Tuesday, 15 January 2008 00:00

It goes against human nature, admitting that you are powerless over a particular situation, but that is the first step to solving the problem. When our pride or ego get involved, we want to show others or even prove to ourselves how smart we are. This usually causes more problems than it solves.

When we can get away from our pride and ego, then and only then, we are able to look for solutions outside of ourselves. It is the only way that we will ever be able to solve many of our problems. When we first admit that truth it may be frightening, but the more we let it sink in, the more natural the thought becomes.

When you begin to look at the state of the world, you start to realize just how much of our pain is caused by our egos and pride. We believe that we can solve any problem; but usually end up creating many more.

It’s when we finally admit that many of our problems are of our own making that we realize we need help; that our attempt to run our lives the way we see fit causes big problems. It’s when we look around and finally see that the mess we are in can only be solved by a power outside of ourselves, do we begin to truly clean up our mess.