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AS THE SPIRIT GROWS – “Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program.” “This is the emotional stability that we so baldly need.”(The Basic Text, p. 95)
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THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS THAT TEACH – “Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes … no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one.” (12 & 12, p. 80)
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MAKING PEACE AND HARMONY – “In the previous steps, we began to make peace with our Higher Power and with ourselves. In the Eighth Step, we begin the process of making peace with others.” (It Works, & Why, p. 54)
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“A DESIGN FOR LIVING” – “We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men.” “A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, ‘a design for living’ that really works.” (The Big Book, p. 28 heart)
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FIRST WE ACCEPT THAT CHANGE TAKES TIME AND TAKE ACTION –
“But we shouldn’t become discouraged if we find that we aren’t changing as quickly as we would like. We can’t expect to be free of all our defects overnight. (Overeaters Anon., pg. 56)
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“Tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perked up in a glistering grief. And wear a golden sorrow.” – William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), UK, “King Henry VIII”, Act 2 scene 3 (on humility)
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From Margot E.: “I rush about frantically! I am running, running, running…from what? Myself? My own thoughts? My own pain? I am learning to slow down. Every thought does not require an action. I am learning to be still. [I] am learning to sit in the silence. I am learning to listen in the stillness and the silence for the voice of my Higher Power. The voice says, “You are never alone.”’ (on peace of mind)
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“The Serenity Prayer, to me, is the most beautiful prayer and poem ever written. It keeps me out of so much trouble. It is small enough not to slip into my pocket or purse, but to slip into my heart. I carry it with me and pull it out whenever I detect I am in trouble. I am learning to pull it out in times of gratitude as well: ‘God, thank you for granting me…’
Namaste” (From Margot E. Zonr Post)
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“There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity as I had never known. There was utter confidence. I felt lifted up, as though the great clean wind of a mountain top blew through and through.” (The Big Book, p. 14)
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