“There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.”
– Sister Mary Rose Mc Geady (1928 – ) rebuilder of Covenant House for teens in crisis

“There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.”
– Sister Mary Rose Mc Geady (1928 – ) rebuilder of Covenant House for teens in crisis

‘PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION’ – “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)

A LIFE IN FULL SERVICE OF OTHERS – “Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends – this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it.” (The Big Book, p. 89)

“It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809 – 1894) U.S., physician, poet, lecturer and author

“Synchronicity:
A meaningful coin-
cidence of two or more
events where something
other than the prob-
ability of chance
is involved.”
– Carl Jung (1875 – 1961) Swiss psychologist

“Seeing your-
selves from the
perspective of the
spirit within will help
you to remember why
you came here and
what you came
here to do.” – Neale Donald Walsch (1943 – ) U.S. author re: spiritual awakening

“The morality we have lived by was fragmentary only. We must abandon it in favor of the complete, all-embracing love expressed in ‘reverence for all life.’ ” – Albert Schweitzer (1875 – 1965) Franco-German Theologian & Medical missionary on unconditional love

GETTING ‘RIGHT-SIZED’ AS WE FIND OUR CENTER –
“Where before we
went from one extreme
to another, either feeling
better than everyone else or
feeling worthless, we now
find the middle ground
where true self-worth
can flourish.” (It
Works, How &
Why, p. 74)
(on ambition)

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.”
– Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997) Macedonian Missionary & Saint

WE ARE ONE – “NA is like a lifeboat in a sea of isolation, hopelessness and destructive chaos.” “By humbling ourselves and asking for help, we can get through the toughest of times. I can’t, we can!” (The Basic Text, p. 98)