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Especially If Trapped in a Subway Underground; “The Love of Liberty is the Love of Others” – Trad. 1

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“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.” – William Hazlitt (1778 – 1830) English
humanist / writer

Today’s SFZ

RECOGNIZING OUR POWERLESSNESS AMIDST CHAOS FREES OUR BETTER ANGELS TO TAKE OVER – “This freedom is important; it protects and encourages diversity … .  In this autonomy, each group develops a character of its own.” (It  Works, How & Why, p. 117)

How have you reacted to feeling powerless over the adverse actions of others, lately?

Set Them Free (Sting @ Wembley Stadium) (6:10)

Hazlitt on a Journey for Liberty and Self-Discovery (10:08)

Unconditional Love Meditation (11:07)

“The New Colossus”

by Emma Lazarus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.
From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“”Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!”” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

liberty

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5 responses to “Especially If Trapped in a Subway Underground; “The Love of Liberty is the Love of Others” – Trad. 1”

  1. Br. Buddha Avatar
    Br. Buddha

    Good morning everyone + Happy Sunday. Here is today’s thought. Try to do your part to make the world a better place to live in. Bring goodness a little nearer to the earth. Be a part of the solution of the world + not the problem. Remember, God wants spiritual fruit, NOT religious nuts. Blessings. BB

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  2. Slim Jim Avatar
    Slim Jim

    I recently had to let go of a client despite many hours of developing a working relationship. At first I felt the need to seek some type of remedy but quickly afterwards felt a relief and focus my efforts toward more available possibilities.

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  3. Adam Avatar
    Adam

    I tried giving advice to someone younger than me then realized they were going to make their mistakes anyway. That they have to learn in their own way. That it is their mistake to make and their lessons to be learned. I had to recognize that they are still going to make their own decisions. Although I meant well I have to let them be. And I know things will turn out okay. Or they will learn their lesson as they should.

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  4. JB jr. Avatar
    JB jr.

    I”ve had to admit my powerless over other people’s perceptions of me or what I think they are since those thoughts are none of my business to begin with.

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  5. Margot E. Avatar
    Margot E.

    It is almost as if prior to coming to 12-Step programs I was living in a false reality. It was really like rowing a boat in the ocean on an overcast day – I could not tell where the sky ended and the ocean began. I was also clueless as to how to get shore. Step 1 was the big Lighthouse that showed me the way to land (safety). At least now I knew which way was land and which was was sea. At last I perceived I could make a choice…because for the first time I knew what the choices really were.

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