“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
(on ambition)
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)
“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.”
– Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997) Macedonian Missionary & Saint
The Message – “One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.”
Sophocles (496 BC – 406 BC) Greek playwright of 123 plays including Oedipus Rex
THE TRICK IS TO LISTEN AFTER HAVING YOUR SAY –
“As for prayer and
meditation, I learned
that prayer … could be
simply talking to God [or
my HP].” “[And] all medita-
tion was to listen to God –
just being quiet and
clearing my mind
… .” (Paths to Re-
covery, p. 116)
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)
FLAME ON –
“It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition [11] is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place … . In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship.” (12 & 12, p. 183)
“Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly content ourselves with the humbler, yet sometimes more durable, satisfactions when the brighter, more glittering achievements are denied us?” (12 & 12, p. 52)
WOUNDS ACTUALIZE “A GRADUAL AWAKENING” – “Practicing the Eleventh Step involves a daily discipline of prayer and meditation.” “Knowledge of our Higher Power’s will does not usually come in a momentary blinding flash, but in a gradual awakening brought about by the continued practice of prayer and meditation.” (It Works, How & Why p. 81)