“Half Measures Availed Us Nothing” – Step 9
GOING ALL THE WAY- “With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.” “Half measures availed us nothing.” (The Big Book, pp., 58-59)
The Path Toward Emotional Bliss that Rarely Fails to Please – Step 9
THE PATH WITHOUT RESERVATION –
“When we have finally
admitted without reserva-
tion that we are powerless …
we are apt to breathe a great
sigh of relief, saying, “Well,
thank God that’s over!” “Then
we learn, often to our con-
sternation, that this is only
the first milestone on the
new road we are walk-
ing.” (12 & 12, p. 73)
How We can Do Better without “SHOULDING” All over Ourselves – Step 9
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC) Chinese philosopher (on courage and persistence)
The Reasons Why “No Man is an Island” & “Every man … is a Part of the Main” – Step 9
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main;” – John Donne (1572 – 1631) English poet (on self-obsession)
Contrary to Popular Beliefs, “Courage is … Not Absence of Fear” – Step 9
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not the absence of fear.” – Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) U.S., satirist/novelist
Today’s SFZ
The Courage to Face Our Ego’s “Pain-Body” – Step 9
“The pain-body, which is the dark shadow cast by the ego, is actually afraid of the light of your consciousness. It is afraid of being found out. ”
– Eckhart Tolle (1948 – ) German spiritual author
Today’s SFZ
The 8 Days Hanukkah begin: Where Love, Light & Peace Bring Us Together as One – Step 9
THE MIRACLE THAT SHINES LIGHT ALONG OUR HUMBLING PATH – “This is a very large order. It is a task which we may perform with increasing skill, but never really finish. Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is a moving and fascinating adventure.” (12 & 12, p. 77)
Today’s SFZ
How Huge, Heavy Guilt Begins to Float Away – Step 9
AS “THE HORIZON IS BECKONING ONCE MORE” – “Memories of the past no longer hold us back … . We are free to dream and to pursue the fulfillment of our dreams. Our lives stretch out before us like a limitless horizon.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 69)
“The storms of the past are receding. The skies are brightening. And the horizon is beckoning once more.” – U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (1961 – ) Energy speech 12/8/09
The Vital Element for the Growing Plant and for the Soul of the Child – Step 9
“An understanding heart is everything in a teacher … . One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling.” “… warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”
– Dr. Carl Jung (1875 – 1961) Swiss Psychologist
In Remembrance of Nelson Mandela: A Legend whose Selflessness Transformed a Nation – Trad. 9
“He made us realize, we are our brother’s keeper and that our brothers come in all colors.” – U.S. Boxer Muhammad Ali on Nelson Mandela, 1st native African President of South Africa (on selflessness)
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