THE PATH WITHOUT RESERVATION –
“When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless … we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, “Well, thank God that’s over!” “Then we learn, … that this is only the first milestone on the new road we are walking.” (12 & 12, p. 73) on being grateful.
“Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer.” – excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
“How he does cher-
ish the thought that man,
risen so majestically from a
single cell in the primordial
ooze, is the spearhead of evol-
ution and therefore the only
god that his universe knows!
Must he renounce all this
to save himself?” (12 &
12, p.25 on the darkness)
“It’s not that
some people have
willpower and some
don’t. It’s that some
people are ready to
change and others
are not.”
– James Gordon, M.D. – holistic healer
“If one speaks or acts
with a cruel mind, misery
follows, as the cart follows
the horse … .
– the Dhammapada (circa 500 BC) a version of Buddhist scripture
From Rose – “In a time of COVID, loneliness is one of the most prevalent emotions … . Recently, I melded the two worlds together and now my online friends are friends with my school friends, and to see the possibilities of the internet and create a community of my friends during this time brought a lot of security and strength to me.”
“Said she, ‘I will not live with grief from morrow unto morrow.
My heart cries out for some relief, ‘Good-bye, my little sorrow.’
From Paul D. “I belong in the AA fellowship and The Art House fellowship. I am comfortable in my own skin today. One day at a time.” (On the Zonr post)
“Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman philosopher