“WE ARE BEING CHANGED” –

“It doesn’t matter
that we will not attain
a state  of  perfection  or
complete humility in our life-
time.   The ability  to  contem–
plate  this  grand  vision  and
meditate  upon  it  are  rare
and priceless gifts in their
own right.   We are being
changed.”   (It Works,
How &  Why, p. 53)

YOU CAN CALL IT “A PSYCHIC CHANGE” –

” … once a psychic
change has occurred,
the very same person
who seemed doomed, who
had so many problems he de-
spaired of ever solving them,
suddenly finds himself eas-
ily able to control his desire
for alcohol, the only effort
necessary being that re-
quired to follow a few
simple rules.” (The 
Big Book, p.

xxvii)

“Be the
change that
you want to
see in the
world.”

– Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948) India Independence Movement Leader from British rule

I am Changing – Jennifer Hudson (3:36)

Mahatma Gandhi Brief Bio (2:57)  

Solfeggio Hz Harmonic Healing Meditation (5:47)

What changes have you noticed lately in your own spiritual growth, lately?

A Dish of Ice Cream

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

“How much is an ice cream sundae?”

“50 cents,” replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it.

“How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient.

“35 cents,” she said brusquely.

The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and departed.

When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw.

There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 15 cents – her tip.

(https://www.livin3.com/5-motivational-and-inspiring-short-stories)

A PSYCHIC CHANGE –

WHEN I STUMBLED into AA several years ago, I think most of you would have called me a fairly typical newcomer–confused, intolerant, afraid of the future, and ashamed of the past. Although I was one of the lucky ones who manage to stay sober beginning with the first meeting, my program was slow to blossom into the wonderful way of life it has since become. Why?

It seems the alcoholic mind seldom changes quickly, and what Dr. William D. Silkworth calls “an entire psychic change” usually occurs slowly over a period of time. Dr. Carl G. Jung calls this change a “vital spiritual experience,” which he describes as “in the nature of huge emotional displacements and rearrangements.” He goes on to say, “Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the lives of these men are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set of conceptions and motives begins to dominate them.” Most of these experiences seem to be what the psychologist William James calls the “educational variety,” because they develop slowly–sometimes, as in my case, taking several years.

— T. S.
Bella Vista, Arkansas (http://www.aagrapevine.org/node/8019)