Once more "Pick your Poison" and turn it over to the Holy Spirit in 2012

"Pick your poison" (person, object, body part, etc.) to turn over for the new year, and once a month we can place that ego obsession once again into another of the Twelve Steps and begin a totally new us for 2012.

for February  - A Course in Miracles' view of  Step Two - (reprinted from 'Side by Side -- the Twelve Steps and A Course in Miracles')

“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Step Two - The Twelve Steps

“Either God or the ego is insane. If you will examine the evidence on both sides fairly, you will realize this must be true.”   A Course in Miracles,

　

    We work so hard at keeping happiness from ourselves. Oh, we place the goal of happiness in front of our minds and then proceed to use everything at our disposal, our thoughts, our friends, our activities, to work against this goal. Thus our mind becomes split and insanity must follow. Conflict becomes a way of life. And instead of looking to see the true cause of the pain—conflicting goal and method—we instead attempt to cope with the chaos and make it “more peaceful”.

    At some point we realized we are doing something wrong and all our efforts lead to failure. At this point we are willing to admit this and perhaps accept that there could be another way to handle our problems. This something would have to be greater than ourselves. Then we could gladly admit our weakness and accept guidance of Someone or Something which can lead us back to sanity.

   The first step is recognition of our own failure, but the second entails a desire and willingness to, at the very least, gamble on something other than our own methods. Only arrogant stubbornness could cause us so much pain for so long, and only willingness to admit there may be Someone or Something that knows more than us can help.

    Now, each miracle of peace begins to prove that there is a better way. We were insane, but Sanity can be found.