BECOMING A PART OF THE HUMAN RACE – “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.” (12 & 12, p. 52)
WE ASK FOR HELP – We neither grovel … nor do we demand … .” “We may [however] pray, meditate, visualize, write, speak aloud, or sing our requests. But whatever form we choose, we communicate our desire to be free from excess baggage. We simply speak from the heart.” (How Al Anon Works, p. 57)
“I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it’s like a spiritual cancer afflicts you.” – Mel Gibson (1956 – ) Australian actor / director
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frighten us.” – Marianne Williamson (1952 – ) U.S. Spiritual author
“Those who cannot
remember the past are
condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana (1863 – 1952)
Spanish-American philosopher
“Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.” – Eckhart “Ulrich” Tolle (1948 – ) spiritual teacher
ON FRIENDSHIPS AND REACHING OUT – “Recovery becomes a contact process; [w[e lose the fear of touching and of being touched. We learn that a simple, loving hug can make all the difference in the world when we feel alone. We experience real love and real friendship.” (The Basic Text, p. 91)
“Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.” – Millicent Fenwick (1910 – 1992) U.S., fashion editor / diplomat
GO FOR THE PREMIUM FUEL – “When the Twelfth Step is seen in its full implication, it is really talking about the kind of love that has no price tag on it.” (12 & 12, p. 106)
WE TRANSCEND BEYOND LIMITATIONS – “… each step has contributed to the extraordinary transformation which we know as a spiritual awakening.” “Though each individual’s experience … varies, some experiences are so common as to be almost universal. Humility is one of these common factors.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 82)