“Change, even wonderful, positive change, almost always involves some grief for the old ways of life we are letting go, even if that way of life kept us miserable.” (Al Anon Works, How & Why, p. 88)
“Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), English “All’s Well That Ends Well”, Act 1 Scene 1
From Margot E. – “I have never even contemplated the existence of “inner freedom.” I have only ever considered that there is physical freedom…and perhaps intellectual freedom. Spiritual freedom, emotional freedom add infinitely to quality of being. I exist in Choice in all these realms – so freedom in all these realms must be so. Learning and using these freedoms requires more thought and intention on my part.” (on Our Inner Reality)
“It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.”– Al Franken (1951 – ) U.S. Senator / satirist twins
AS THE FLOODGATES OF EMOTION CRACK OPEN –
The dammed-up
emotions of years
break out of their con-
finement, and miracu-
lously vanish as soon as
they are exposed. As the
pain subsides, a healing
tranquility takes its
place.” (12 & 12,
p. 62)
“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” – Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) U.S. poet laureate
“The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being.” (12 & 12, p. 53) on relations
“If one of our character defects is dishonesty, we can think about situations in our lives where we normally lie and imagine how it would feel, to tell the truth for a change.”
“The ignorant mind, with its infinite, afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”- Bodhidharma (c. 5th century AD) Zen Buddhist monk & founder of Kung Fu.
HOW DEFECTS CLOUDS OUR THINKING - "Maybe we saw a friend go to jail, or lose their apartment, or lose their job, or lose their trust of their family, or die, but our clouded minds wouldn't admit we were next. Most of us saw no way out, believing that we would use until the day we died." (Crystal Clear, p. 8) "Against logic there is no armor like ignorance." - Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988) U.S., educator/author Cult Logic – Time lapsed video – Miike Snow (3:47) Brain Hemisphere Hz Synchronizing Meditation (10:01) How does your own hard-headedness (or…