“One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) – India Independence Movement Leader from British rule
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Month: October 2024
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A Powerful Tool We often Forget to Use to Change the World for Good – Step 7
“The Serenity Prayer, to me, is the most beautiful prayer and poem ever written. It keeps me out of so much trouble. It is small enough not to slip into my pocket or purse, but to slip into my heart. I carry it with me and pull it out whenever I detect I am in trouble. I am learning to pull it out in times of gratitude as well: ‘God, thank you for granting me…’
Namaste” (From Margot E. Zonr Post)– Sign up to Zonr for Today’s Full SFZ
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The Ancient Wisdom of the Autumnal Season Unfolds – Step 7
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.” Lin Yutang (1895 – 1976) writer & inventor of the 1st Chinese typewriter
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Our Serenity Need Not be as Fleeting as Dandelions in a Spring Breeze – Step 7
“There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity as I had never known. There was utter confidence. I felt lifted up, as though the great clean wind of a mountain top blew through and through.” (The Big Book, p. 14)
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From a “Mountain of Despair a Stone of Hope” – Step 7
“With this faith we
will be able to hew out
of the mountain of despair
a stone of hope.”Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) “I Have a Dream” speech (1963)
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The Secrets to HOW and Why Spiritual Principles Work in Our Lives – Step 7
AND THE WHY –
“The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.” (The Big Book, p. 60)
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It’s What Matters in a World Full of Mayhem, Maladies & Madness – Step 7
From Margot E. – “Isolation freezes out serenity and for a while fooled me into thinking I was “cured.” I need to stay in closer proximity to my Higher Power and learn to hear my Higher Power’s voice.” (on the ‘eternal things’)
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New Ways of Awakening a Spiritual Transformation that Brings about Profound Peace and Joy – Step 7
“We need to realize that our path to transformation is through our mistakes. We’re meant to make mistakes, recognize them, and move on to become unlimited.” Yehuda Berg (1973 – ) Israeli Kabbalah Center author
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How to Know What’s “Essential to Understanding A Problem” – Step 7
“Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986) Indian spiritual author/guru
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No Matter how deep the Hole, this is how We can Emerge Victorious – Step 7
“It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.” – Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855) Danish philosopher (on contrary action)
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