“We see ourselves as we really are, accepting our good qualities along with our defects … . We are becoming what we were meant to be all along: whole human beings.” (It Works, How and Why, p. 74)
WE LEARN WHILE “LIVING TOGETHER AS BROTHERS OR …” –
“We recovered
alcoholics are not
so much brothers in
virtue as we are brothers
in our defects, and in
our common strings
to overcome them.”
(As Bill Sees It
p. 167)
“We must learn to
live together as brothers
or perish together as fools.”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968)
What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye (6:13 ) Â
What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye (6:31)
The Power of Peace (incl. MLK quotes)
Hindu Sikh Brotherhood Meditation (6:00)
What have you learnt about being human again, lately?
Aman Learns A Lesson
African folk fable
Aman was a good and obedient boy. His parents loved him very much. But Aman had one bad habit. He ate a lot of sweets and chocolates. His mother always told him, “Arnan, don’t eat so many sweets. You will get toothaches.”
His mother used to keep all the sweets in a glass jar. It had a narrow mouth and a tight lid on it.
One day when his mother went to the market, Aman saw that his father was asleep. So he tiptoed to the kitchen and got the sweet jar. With great effort, he opened the tight lid and put his hand in the narrow mouth. Arnan picked a fist full of sweets. But when he tried to pull his hand out, it got stuck in the jar.
Aman father was awake and watching. He said to Aman, “You have picked up too many sweets in your fist. It’s more than your little hand can keep. Your fist cannot come out of the jar. Let go of the sweets and pick only one sweet in your two fingers and you can pull your hand out easily. Always take as much as you can handle.”
Aman pulled out his hand from the jar easily and thus learnt a lesson.
I learned that my mother has covid19 i, my family didnt want to tell me on text but a phone calll since they are over 3800 miles away, and bevaue i was not communicating for over a month, ,i stopped using 3 days ago, exactly when my mom went to the hospital witout me knowing she has covid19, Now i have a friend Corey helping me get back on track, i have realized how insensitive im even now. Its like my mom could have died and it doesnt register in my head.
A friend shared with me how hard he works 3 jobs to support his family pay alimony for 4 kids and then I have no obligations whatsoever and why do i complain? Its just my ego dying.
I got be grateful my mom is recovering and so i am. Gratefuñ to have friends like Corey and my frat bros that always make sure im ok. Im truly grateful. I have a support system which i am going to expand this evening going to a meeting.
Learning to be human for me has been learning to feel more love and connection with those around me. I often used to feel numb or indifferent with people’s presence. In recovery, I’ve begun to feel what unconditional love feels like.
Thats awesome i still trying to conect with my feelings and the feelings of others best luck Adam.
Learning to be human means to look people in the eye when they say hello and say hello back. Taking that moment to be present with that person. Not to be looking the other way or wishing they weren’t saying hi. AA meetings kind of force me to do that even when my mind is elsewhere.
Being around other people, in meetings, helps me feel more human, less isolated, and at times more accepting of everything, good and bad , in myself and others