“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)
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“Holding onto Anger is like Grasping onto a Hot Coal … ” – Step 4
“Holding onto
anger is like grasp-
ing onto a hot coal
with the intent of throw-
ing it at someone else.
You are the one who
gets burned.”– Gautama Buddha (563-483 B.C.) Hindu Prince and founder of Buddhism
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Finding the Courage to Keep Catastrophic, Calamities from Cascading Out of Control – Step 4
From Michael C. – “Sometimes I listen but I do not hear, there’s always a message if I’m willing to be still and have an open ear.”
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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)
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These will Definitely Stop All Spiritual Progress Dead in Its Tracks – Step 4
- From Ari T. – “This entry was exactly what I needed today 🙂 it had me reflect on how self-pity made my life unmanageable the last few days. I threw the full pity party, feeding my disease with self-destructive behaviors … “
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Learning to be Human Again can Forge Eternal Bonds – Step 4
“We see ourselves as we really are, accepting our good qualities along with our defects … . We are becoming what we were meant to be all along: whole human beings.” (It Works, How and Why, p. 74)
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How to be Spiritually Attuned and Sift Thru the ‘Ugliness’ to See Beauty Instead – Step 4
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
“A bower quiet for us, and a sleep” excerpt from Keat’s poem below.
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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
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A Few Ways to Discover “The Sole Purpose of Human Existence” – Step 4
“As far as
we can discern,
the sole purpose of
human existence is
to kindle a light in
the darkness of
mere being.”– Carl Jung (1875 – 1961) Swiss psychologist
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The Metta Sutta – Living Our Lives with a “Limitless Heart” – Step 4
“The third heart practice is loving-kindness, also known as metta. These are thoughts that are free from ill-will, simply wishing that somebody else be happy that they be well and free from suffering.” (Recovery Dharma, pg. 28)
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