“If I find
10,000 ways
something won’t
work, I haven’t failed.
I am not discouraged,
because every wrong
attempt discarded
is another step
forward.”
– Thomas A. Edison (1847 – 1931) U.S., inventor / entrepreneur
“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.”
– Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) 3rd President of the U.S.
“My prejudices of my higher power are anything Christian-based and are inextricably linked to modern Christian thinking. I do not agree with much of it. So this makes it extremely difficult to navigate terminology such as faith, God, and prayer. But I have to define what these mean for me and often use different terms that do not have the same connotations for me.” – Adam
Question ::: How is the process of discovering your own H.P. or “unsuspected inner resource” changing your lives?
Featured Comment by Adam ::: “Things just seem to flow. Less stress. Things like meeting up with long lost friends, approved for home loan, and even work is going well.”
Question ::: When is the last time you’ve felt a loss of control and as Lincoln says, “driven” to your knees to pray?
“The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.”
– W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965)
CONDUCTED IN "A SPIRIT OF SELF-LOVE & HEALING" - "Usually there is one person whom we have inflicted the greatest damage - ourselves." "So ... most of us need to write our own name." "... [U]ntil we can take this Step in a spirit of self-love and healing, we may not be ready for it." (How Al Anon Works, pp. 58- 59 on being harmed) Today's SFZ THE HARM WE HOLD INSIDE - "Many of us had trouble seeing how we had harmed ourselves ... ." "Some of us have had a tendency to deny any responsibility, while others have…
“If your act-
ions inspire oth-
ers to dream more,
learn more, do more
and become more,
you are a lea-
der.”
– John Quincy Adams (1767 – 1829) 6th U.S. President
Today’s SFZ
