RECKLESS REBELLION REVEALS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR EGO - "Rebellion is a character defect that spoils us here. We need not lose faith when we become rebellious." "Eventually faith, humility and acceptance replace pride and rebellion." (The Basic Text, p. 35) "Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being." - Albert Camus (1913 - 1960) French existentialist Today's SFZ How have you rebelled against your own spiritual practice, lately? Reckless Rebellion 140208 Black Eyed Peas et. al., @ Super Bowl 2011 Albert Camus Brief Bio (6:23) Innocence - A Native…

“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”

– Saint Teresa of Avila (1515 – 1582) Roman Catholic Nun

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“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

– John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) U.S. President

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“Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great  chewing complacency.”

– Aesop (620 – 560 BC) Greek author / teacher

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“The realm of the Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all … .” (The Big Book, p. 44)

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