“It is important to remember that we are energy. Einstein told us that. And energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form.”
– Rhonda Byrne (1945 – ) Australian publisher of “The Secret”
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What have you been willing to do to bring about positive changes in your life lately?
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Surrendering allows “The Profound Wisdom” “of the Flow of Life to emerge…” “Only after surrender are we able to overcome the alienation of addiction. (The Basic Text, p. 22)
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What have you surrendered to lately and then experienced great relief, as a result?
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“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.” – Mark Anthony – Emperor of Rome (re: fears)
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When have you found recently that your perceptions were warped by fears in the place of facts?
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“Honesty is
the cruelest game
of all, because not
only can you hurt some-
one – and hurt them to the
bone – you can feel self-
righteous about it at
the same time.”
– Dave Van Ronk (1936 – 2002) U.S.
folk musician
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How have you corrected your own self-righteousness lately?
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NOW, ONENESS SLOWLY BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD –
“There is a spirit or an energy that can be felt in the meetings. This is sometimes the newcomer’s first concept of an H. P. (The Basic Text, p. 94 )
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“[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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What thoughts, feelings, and actions converged as revelations for you lately?
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“Vulgarity is vulgarity. And if you mean to demean a person; that makes him or her less than whole … it means this person is not worth my concern.”
Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014 ), renowned African- American poet (on Intolerance)
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How have you avoided intolerance and vulgarity by using kind words instead, lately?
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“Show up, dive in,
stay at it. Sometimes
you’ll win, sometimes
you’ll lose. Presuming a
reservoir of goodness, that
can be a risk.” “[M]ore of-
ten than not, your faith in
America and in Ameri-
cans will be con-
firmed.”
U.S. President Barack Obama (1961 – ) Farewell Address 1/10/17
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What “tests” to your serenity have you had to face lately?
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NURSE, STETHOSCOPE PLEASE –
“Self-examination … and owning up to our wrongs are critical elements of conducting our lives on a spiritual basis. By working the Tenth Step, we become more aware of our emotions, our mental state, and our spiritual condition.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 69)
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What ways have you tried to “correct what is wrong”, lately?
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