“The roadblocks of indifference … often prove more solid and formidable.” “[T]he dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion.” “He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one.” (12 & 12, p. 28)
“When we refuse to practice acceptance, we are, in effect, still denying our faith in a Higher Power. Worrying is a lack of faith.” (The Basic Text, p. 93 – 94) (with quotes from Huxley’s Brave New World)
“I cannot
imagine a God
who rewards and
punishes the objects
of his creation and
is but a reflection
of human
frailty.”
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) German-American physicist
“Liberty is the
right to choose.
Freedom is the re-
sult of the right choice.”
– Jules Renard (1864 – 1910) French author (on the power of choice)
“Faith which does
not doubt is dead faith.”
– Miguel de Unamuno (1864 – 1936)
Spanish philosopher
“There is but
one cause of hu-
man failure. And that
is man’s lack of faith
in his true Self.”
– William James (1842 – 1910) U.S. psychologist &
key contributor to the 12 Steps
How does believing in your true self help you with making mistakes or hitting hard times lately?
“The human
body is vapor
materialized by sun
shine mixed with
the life of the
stars.” Paracelsus (1493 – 1541) Renaissance Swiss German founder of toxicology on spiritual gifts
MOTHER’S DAY WARMTH OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IS FOR ALL –
“Those who don’t
get unconditional love
from their families need
to find it someplace else,
and one of the ways this
can take place is through
Twelve Step programs,
sponsors, therapists
[ect].” (Sexual Ano-
rexia, p. 167)
“How shall our unconscious – from which so many of our fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still stream – be brought into line with what we actually believe, know and want! How to convince our dumb, raging and hidden ‘Mr. Hyde’ becomes our main task.” (The Best of Bill pp. 42-43)