“If you’re
not outraged.
Then you’re not
paying atten-
tion.
– Heather Heyer (1985 – 2017),
U.S., woman protester killed
during KKK and affiliates
march on 8/12/2017
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When Being Proud of Our Pride doesn’t Diminish Our Humility – Step 5
From The Projector – “I have always had resistance to the old school system of reward and punishment, for example : if you do good you get nice recognition but uf you do wrong you get the wag of the finger and shame in public.” (On false pride)
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How to Rebuild Loving Connections that Heal Our Badly Broken Hearts – Step 5
“Happiness comes
more from loving than
being loved; and often
when our affection seems
wounded it is only our van-
ity bleeding. To love, and
to be hurt often, and to
love again – this is the
brave and hap-
py life.”J. E. Buckrose (1868-1931)
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Why It’s So Vital that We Speak about Our Shame & Mistakes Aloud to Someone We Trust – Step 5
From The Projector – “I spoke with my sponsor and a therapist. I had to speak about how ashamed of going back to my social circle.. it is so embarrassing at this point because im new again.” (On being ashamed)
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As Gently as a Warm Summer’s Breeze, We begin to Sense Something Wonderful at Hand – Step 5
“You ‘ll be wonderin’ whut ‘s de reason I ‘s a grinnin’ all de time,
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Well, I ‘fess up, I is tickled As a puppy at his paws.” (The full Expectation poem
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One of the Best Ways We can Cherish and Honor Our Feelings Before They Overwhelm – Step 5
“A name
represents
identity, a deep
feeling and holds
tremendous sig-
nificance to its
owner.”– Rachel Ingber (U.S. author / economist)
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We Find “Freedom Behind Bars” even when Locked Down in Our Most Negative Thoughts – Step 5
“The Fifth Step is
the key to freedom.
It allows us to live clean
in the present. Sharing
the exact nature of our
wrongs sets us free
to live.”
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Human Grace Reaches Its Zenith When … “the Ho’oponopono” is Practiced as Prescribed – Step 5
The Ho’oponopono mantra:
“I am sorry.
Please forgive me. Thank you.
I love you.”(to be said out loud again and again)
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How to Tell When Being Right is Just Plain Wrong – Step 5
From Jon G. – “I have been very judgmental of others lately. It has not served me well lately because it has enabled me to leave several meetings early. I sit and listen to a speaker and before long I judge …”
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The Reasons Why Big Secrets Explode when We Let Sleeping Dogs Lie – Step 5
“[We] tend to
live secret lives.
For many years, we
covered low self-esteem
by hiding behind phony
images that we hop-
ed would fool peo-
ple.” (The Basic
Text, p.33)~~~
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