“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” – Mark Anthony – Emperor of Rome (re: fears)
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When have you found recently that your perceptions were warped by fears in the place of facts?
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“Honesty is
the cruelest game
of all, because not
only can you hurt some-
one – and hurt them to the
bone – you can feel self-
righteous about it at
the same time.”
– Dave Van Ronk (1936 – 2002) U.S.
folk musician
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How have you corrected your own self-righteousness lately?
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NOW, ONENESS SLOWLY BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD –
“There is a spirit or an energy that can be felt in the meetings. This is sometimes the newcomer’s first concept of an H. P. (The Basic Text, p. 94 )
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“[Siddartha] reflected deeply, until this feeling completely overwhelmed him and … he recognized causes; for to recognize causes … is to think, and through thought, alone feelings become knowledge and are not lost, but become real and begin to mature.”
– Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962) German Buddhist Philosopher
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What thoughts, feelings, and actions converged as revelations for you lately?
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“Vulgarity is vulgarity. And if you mean to demean a person; that makes him or her less than whole … it means this person is not worth my concern.”
Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014 ), renowned African- American poet (on Intolerance)
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How have you avoided intolerance and vulgarity by using kind words instead, lately?
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“Show up, dive in,
stay at it. Sometimes
you’ll win, sometimes
you’ll lose. Presuming a
reservoir of goodness, that
can be a risk.” “[M]ore of-
ten than not, your faith in
America and in Ameri-
cans will be con-
firmed.”
U.S. President Barack Obama (1961 – ) Farewell Address 1/10/17
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What “tests” to your serenity have you had to face lately?
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NURSE, STETHOSCOPE PLEASE –
“Self-examination … and owning up to our wrongs are critical elements of conducting our lives on a spiritual basis. By working the Tenth Step, we become more aware of our emotions, our mental state, and our spiritual condition.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 69)
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What ways have you tried to “correct what is wrong”, lately?
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A BIT COUNTER-INTUITIVE –
“It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. If someone hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also.” (12 & 12, p. 90)
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How have you endeavored to “fix yourself” lately?
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“THRU RAIN, HAIL, SLEET, OR SNOW” – “As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our … [new] way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we … live to good purpose under all conditions?” (12 & 12, p. 88)
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