Skin Deep

 I hear people talk about how they have seen the light and now are going to do the right thing, the tough work to become whole and be of service to others.  Then I never see them again.  What happened?  Excessive self-reliance is what happened.  In their “decision” there was nothing about weakness, or knowledge of the difficulty in changing one’s life.  Self will changes nothing.  We need grace, the help of others, the realization of our weakness.  Desire is a step but it is not the Power.  So today I would like to be my better self.  I cannot do this alone.  I need others and I need the Power, the God of my understanding to help me.  Alone, I am at best delusional.