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)
“I loved you, and I probably still do, And for a while, the feeling may remain … ” excerpt from Pushkin poem on the Zonr post.
From The Projector – “I spoke with my sponsor and a therapist. I had speak about how ashme of going back to my social circle.. it is so embarrassing at this point because im new again.” (On being ashamed)
“You ‘ll be wonderin’ whut ‘s de reason I ‘s a grinnin’ all de time,
An’ I guess you t’ink my sperits Mus’ be feelin’ mighty prime.
Well, I ‘fess up, I is tickled As a puppy at his paws.” (The full Expectation poem
by Paul Laurence Dunbar below on the Zonr post.)
“A name
represents
identity, a deep
feeling and holds
tremendous sig-
nificance to its
owner.”
– Rachel Ingber (U.S. author / economist)
“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.” (The Basic
Text, p. 31, on freeing our thoughts)
The Ho’oponopono mantra:
“I am sorry.
Please forgive me. Thank you.
I love you.”
(to be said out loud)
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 …”
“When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one.” (12 & 12 p. 55)
“[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)