What character building moments have you had lately where you had to make a fateful choice?   "Many of us have exclaimed, 'You mean I even have to tell the truth about that?' or 'If only I could still lie, steal, or cheat, it would be so much easier to get what I want.' "   (It Works, How & Why, p.47)   "People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) U.S. First Lady & ardent feminist   Imma Be Rockin' that Body - Black Eyed Peas…

"The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action." (The Big Book, p. 17) "The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution."- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) British philosopher/mathematician   What were a problem you've had lately and the solutions you used to solve it?   Scream & Shout - will.i.am feat. Britney Spears Bertrand Russell on God (3:25) Zen Kokin…

What is an example of a price you felt you had to pay to make you feel wiser today, lately?   "... it may seem easier to manipulate outcomes or avoid consequences, [cuz] we know that we cannot afford the price we would have to pay.  The resulting shame, regret, and loss of spiritual contentment would far outweigh anything we might possibly gain by compromising our principles." (It Works, How & Why, p. 47) "Many of us had lived our lives up to this point with a secret feeling of shame ."  "Often this shame stemmed from unresolved guilt over…

"His are the gifts that we inherited before time was, and that will still be ours when time has passed into eternity.  His are the gifts that are within us now, for they are timeless. And we need not wait to have them. They belong to us today." ACIM* (Lesson 104) on achieving inner peace.  "When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking."  Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) German-American scientist What "great gifts" of your own have you used…