Let’s Dare to Open the Door to Our Demons … Once More – Step 8
“If you know the
enemy and know your-
self you need not fear the
results of a hundred battles.”
– Sun Tzu (c. 403-221 BC) Chinese philosopher/ war tactician
Today’s SFZ
The Reasons We Plea … “Relieve Me of the Bondage of Self” – Step 8
THE BOND OF SELFLESSNESS – “Make us servants of Your will and grant us a bond of selflessness, that this may truly be Your work, not ours – in order that no addict, anywhere, need to die from the horrors of addiction.” (The Basic Text,p. xi on the self)
Where Love, Faith & Willingness Vanquish All Fears – Step 8
NO TIME TO WASTE. JUMP INTO ACTION & OCCUPY LOVE TODAY! “But if a willing start is made, then the great advantages of doing this will so quickly reveal themselves that the pain will be lessened as one obstacle after another melts away.” (12 & 12, pp. 77 – 78)
Putting a Stop to “the Thing that Transforms Us into Beasts” – Step 8
“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.”
– Patrick Henry (1738-1799) U.S. Revolutionary War Statesman
“Access the Power of the Now” to Heal a Wounded Soul – Step 8
REMOVING “THE GROUND GLASS” – “The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective. This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us, emotional substance that still cuts and inhibits.” (As Bill Sees It, p.140)
ACCESSING OUR H.P. IN THE NOW – “Our actions may have left permanent physical or emotional scars… . We must somehow learn to live with such things.” “We may have difficulty in forgiving ourselves, but we can ask for the forgiveness of a loving God [or H.P.]” (It Works, How & Why, pp. 64 – 65)
Today’s SFZ
Red Alert!!! Beware of Entering “The Triangle of Self-Obsession” – Step 8
“THE TRIANGLE OF SELF-OBSESSION” – “People, places, and things cannot possibly fill the emptiness inside of us, and we react to them with resentment, anger, and fear. Resentment, anger, and fear make up the triangle of self-obsession. All of our defects of character are forms of these three reactions.” (NA Information Pamphlet #12 on being selfish)
How We Can Amass Awe-Inspiring Courage in the Face of Crippling Fear – Step 5 begins
“When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one.” (12 & 12 p. 55)
We Needn’t Suffer Under the Yoke of Money and the “Quest for Security” Ever Again – Step 4
“Money has always been a problem for us. We could never find enough to support ourselves and our habits.” (12 & 12, p. 130)
The Dangers of Fanning the Flames of Rage – Step 4
“Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.”
– Lucius Annaeus Seneca (BCE 3-65 CE) Roman philosopher
How Self-Acceptance Zero’s in on Our True Purpose in Life – Step 1
TO ACCEPT YOURSELF BEGIN IN THE HEART –
“Changing such self-
defeating attitudes is es-
sential to recovery … .” “We
are seeking genuine change,
not denial. And the first step in
changing our attitudes is be-
coming aware of them, a pro-
cess that rarely happens
overnight.” (How Al
Anon Works, p. 77)
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