“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”
What have you been willing to do to bring about positive changes in your life, lately?
LOOK WHO LOSES – “There are many distracting influences that can divert us from our primary purpose. For instance, our groups may be tempted to … talk about some controversy.” “But each time our focus is diverted from our primary purpose, the addict seeking recovery loses out.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 118)
TODAY WE ARE FREE TO BREATHE – “Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking.” “We learn not to become emotionally involved with problems. We deal with what is at hand and try not to force solutions.” (The Basic Text, p. 90)
SELFLESS INTENT BRINGS PEACE – “When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible.” (The Basic Text, p.45)
“When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) pre-eminent Civil Rights leader
“Given the
choice between
the experience of pain
and nothing, I would
choose pain.”
– William Faulkner (1897- 1962) U.S. novelist
Surrendering Allows "The Profound Wisdom" "of the Flow of Life" to Emerge- "Only after surrender are we able to overcome the alienation of addiction. Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we built our lives." (The Basic Text, p. 22) "Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life. The only place where you can experience the flow of life is the NOW. So to surrender is to accept present moment unconditionally and without reservation." -…
“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
THE SECRET TO MAKING A HABIT OF IT – “Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes and relationships on a regular basis. We are creatures of habit and are vulnerable to our old ways of thinking and reacting.” (The Basic Text, p.42)
NOW, ONENESS SLOWLY BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD –
“Many of us were
suspicious … .” “Ag-
nostics and atheists
sometimes start by just
talking to ‘whatever’s there.’
There is a spirit or an en-
ergy that can be felt in the
meetings. This is some-
times the newcomer’s
first concept of an
H. P. (The Basic
Text, p. 94 )