“The Art of Peace” A Defense against Feeling Defeated – Step 1

IT MIGHT TAKE UP TO 10 YEARS JUST TO MASTER THE BASIC PROGRAM –

“When our lives
seem to be falling apart,
we reapply ourselves to
the basics of the … program.
We stay in close contact with
our sponsor, work the steps,
and go to meetings. We sur-
render again, knowing that
victory lies in the ad-
mission of defeat.”
(It Works, How &
Why, p. 10)

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How Powerlessness Makes Room for Grace – Step 1

HOW POWERLESSNESS MAKES ROOM FOR GRACE -“We are not cured … . What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” (The Big Book, p. 85)

“In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve.”

– Theodor Adorno (1903 – 1969) German philosopher

 

Lil Baby & 42 Dugg – Grace (3:27)

 

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When You Simply Can’t Take It Anymore, Just Remember … -Step 1

“A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity.” – Robert Hall (1764 – 1831) British clergyman (on friendships including w/ an addict)

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The Warning Signs that Lead to “Incomprehensible Demoralization(s)” – Step 1

“All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals– usually brief–were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.” “Over any considerable period, we get worse, never better.”  (The Big Book, p. 30)

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