USEFUL WAYS TO BE - "We simply realize there is a force for spiritual growth that can help us become more tolerant, patient, and useful in helping others. Many of us have said, 'Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live.' " (The Basic Text, p. 26) "You can use your life in a very useful and intelligent way. You can very well transform that negative energy into a positive energy that empowers you and makes life meaningful." - Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 - ) Vietnamese spiritual teacher/ author   Opposites Attract…

STILL, WE CAN LEARN HOW NOT TO RUIN OUR DAY IN ANGER - "It mattered little whether our resentments were justified or not. A burst of temper could spoil a day, and a well-nursed grudge could make us miserably ineffective." (12 & 12, p. 90) "Anger in a home is like rottenness in fruit." Talmud Sotah 3 (200 CE) central text of Rabbinic Judaism   Two Secrets of the Torah to Free Yourself from Anger (2:32) Heartland - The The (5:17)  Magical Healing Mantra: Om Mani Padme Hum (9:29) How have you handled anger and frustration in a way that…

  THE GREAT HEALER - " ... humility had brought strength out of   weakness."   " [And] pain had  been the  price of admission into a new life."  "...  a measure  of  humility,  which we soon  discovered  to  be a healer of pain.  We began to fear  painless,  and desire humility more than ev- er."   (12 & 12, p. 75) "If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself,  is  beloved  of  none but  itself.   Humility  en- forces  where   neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.  Francis Quarles (1592 - 1644) English poet Moby - (look at us; we are ) Beautiful…

DISCOVERING OUR INNER BEAUTY -  "The most important results of the Ninth Step will be found within ourselves. This step teaches us a great deal about humility, love, selflessness, and forgiveness. We begin to heal from our addiction and no longer live with as many regrets." (It Works, How & Why, p. 67) "A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams." - Yiddish proverb   No Regrets - Elizabeth Withers (3:57) Fountain of Youth Reiki Meditation (10:01) How does selflessness play a role in your recovery, lately?     Generosity : Mahatma Gandhi went…

SOAKED IN PINK CLOUDS OF GLEE - "We've begun to see that God's [or our Higher Power's] will for us is the ability to live with dignity, to love ourselves and others, to laugh, and to find great joy and beauty in our surroundings." (It Works, How & Why, p. 81) "It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy." - Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) German philosopher   Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin (4:04) Brief Immanuel Kant Bio (3:14) Reiki Tantric Meditation for Happiness (9:43)   What do…

A "TRUE SPIRIT OF HUMILITY & LOVE" MENDS THE PANGS OF SHAME -  "... we ask ourselves if we are doing this because we are truly sorry and have a genuine desire to make reparations ... . If we answer 'yes' to this question, we can be assured that we are approaching our amends in the true spirit of humility and love." (It Works, How & Why, p. 62) "A man should never be ashamed to own he has been wrong, which is but saying, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday." - Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)…

THE SHADOW OF OUR HUGE, HEAVY GUILT BEGINS TO FLOATS AWAY -  "Memories of the past no longer hold us back ... ."  "We are free to dream and to pursue the fulfillment of our dreams.  Our lives stretch out before us like a limitless horizon." (It Works, How & Why, p. 69) "The storms of the past are receding. The skies are brightening. And the horizon is beckoning once more." - U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (1961 - ) Energy speech 12/8/09   Eckart Tolle Brief Bio (2:51) This Wreckage - Gary Numan live (7:46) Eckhart Tolle Pain Body Meditation…

FREED BY SELF-ACCEPTANCE SO OUR DREAMS CAN TAKE FLIGHT -  "We no longer have to be right all the time. When we give ourselves this freedom, we can allow others to be wrong. Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves."  (The Basic Text, p. 58) "Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country." - Anais Nin (1903 - 1977) U.S. novelist   New Life - Depeche Mode live c. 1981 (4:06) Henry Miller & Anais…

GRATITUDE FUELS A LOVING HEART - "When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in out- going love ... ." (As Bill Sees It, p. 37) "An understanding heart is everything in a teacher ... . One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling." "... warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child." - Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) Swiss Psychologist   The Gratitude Campaign (2:36)  Carl Jung Brief Bio (1:57) Dyer on Manifesting Your Dreams Guided Meditation LP (20:34)…