The Origins of “Restraint of Pen & Tongue” – Step 10

TODAY WE ARE FREE TO BREATHE – “Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking.” “We learn not to become emotionally involved with problems.  We deal with what is at hand and try not to force solutions.” (The Basic Text, p. 90)

How have you been successful with, “Restraint of Pen  & Tongue”, lately?

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Call Up the LOVE Brigade and Celebrate MLK Day, Today – Step 10

“When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.”

– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) pre-eminent Civil Rights leader

In what ways have you deflected hate and responded with love, lately?

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The Glory of COMPLETE Defeat – Step 10

Surrendering Allows "The Profound Wisdom" "of the Flow of Life" to Emerge-  "Only after surrender are we able to overcome the alienation of addiction. Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we built our lives." (The Basic Text, p. 22) "Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life. The only place where you can experience the flow of life is the NOW.  So to surrender is to accept present moment unconditionally and without reservation." -…

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How We Cleanse Ourselves of the Deepest Fears and Pain We Face – Step 10

“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD – 180 AD) aka Mark Anthony – Emperor of Rome (re: fears)

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The Secret to Rebuilding the Most Constructive Pathways in the Mind – Step 10

THE SECRET TO MAKING A HABIT OF IT – “Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes and relationships on a regular basis.  We are creatures of habit and are vulnerable to our old ways of thinking and reacting.” (The Basic Text, p.42)

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ONENESS: The Process of Becoming ONE with the Universe – Step 10

NOW, ONENESS SLOWLY BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD –

“Many of us were
suspicious … .” “Ag-
nostics and atheists
sometimes start by just
talking to ‘whatever’s there.’
There is a spirit or an en-
ergy that can be felt in the
meetings. This is some-
times the newcomer’s
first concept of an
H. P. (The Basic
Text, p. 94 )

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Enlightenment Flips On as We Leave Buddha’s Side and Begin Our Journey in Earnest – Step 10

“[Siddartha] reflected deeply, until this feeling completely overwhelmed him and … he recognized causes; for to recognize causes … is to think, and through thought, alone feelings become knowledge and are not lost, but become real and begin to mature.”

– Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962) German Buddhist Philosopher

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