SPIRITUAL HARMONY & HAPPINESS – “Incorporating the spiritual principles we learned in the first nine steps into our lives has made it possible to live in harmony with ourselves and others. Self-examination … and owning up to our wrongs are critical elements of conducting our lives on a spiritual basis.” (It Works, How & Why,p. 69)
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AND THIS IS WHAT AWAITS – “The spiritual void we felt at the beginning of our recovery has been filled with gratitude, unconditional love, and a desire to be of service to God [or one’s H.P.*] and others. Undeniably, we have experienced a spiritual awakening.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 85)
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“If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 – 1881) Russian novelist – author of Crime & Punishment
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“I am not a quit-
ter. I will fight until
I drop. It is just a mat-
ter of having some faith
in the fact that as long
as you are able to draw
breath in the universe,
you have a chance.”
Cicely Tyson (1924 – ) African-American actor on personal power
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“TIL YOU USE ME UP” – “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)
HOW WE STAY AFLOAT –
“We must live and
work together as a
group to ensure that in
a storm our ship does not
sink and our members do not
perish. With faith in a Pow-
er greater than ourselves,
hard work, and unity we
will survive … .” (The
Basic Text, p. 63)
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PEACE ON EARTH STARTS AT HOME – “As we have dealt lovingly with every person in our lives, our spiritual awakening has become a reality. To the best of our ability, we’ve cleaned up the wreckage of the past, and we are at peace with the world.” (OA 12 & 12, p. 81)
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“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) India’s preeminent political and spiritual leader
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“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”
– Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) U.S. Revolutionary Leader
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“Anger in a home is like rottenness in fruit.”
Talmud Sotah 3 (200 CE) central text of Rabbinic Judaism
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