What it Takes to Experience the Loving Embrace of a Power Greater than Ourselves – Step 6
“What we’re all striving for is authenticity, a spirit – to – spirit connection.” – Oprah Winfrey (1954 – ) U.S., TV mogul / actor
The Badge of Honor that Keeps us Coming Back … Even from the Farthest Star – Step 6
“… in Steps One through Three, we were given the basic tools we need to negotiate the path of recovery.” “On this spiritual foundation, we lay the principles of commitment and perseverance as we work the Sixth Step.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 44)
The Times When “Progress, Not Perfection” Leads to Greater Enlightenment – Step 6
From BYRON – “Some indicators I use to gauge my spiritual progression definitely are all internal. I grew up not learning how to regulate my emotions and learned to be reactive to survive. I now know I’m growing in handling situations as an observer though I still get setbacks at times. Progress not perfection I am aware. …”
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Get Ready to be “Consumed by the Fire of [Your] Own Creativity” – Step 6
“Why ask for something before we are ready for it? This would be asking for trouble. So many times addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor.” (The Basic Text, p. 33)
Have a HAPPY LABOR DAY knowing “The full fruit of a labor of love lives in the harvest” – Step 6
“The full fruit of a labor of love lives in the harvest, and that always comes in its right season …” (The Basic Text, p. xxi)
What to Do when Our Old Nemesis, “the Hammer-Head”, Strikes Again – Step 6
HOW DEFECTS CLOUDS OUR THINKING –
“Most of us saw no
way out, believing that
we would use until
the day we died.”
(Crystal Clear,
p. 8)
Despite Near Insurmountable Odds, We can Thrive in the “Realm of Spirit” – Step 6
Like Krishnamurti, how have you followed your own Sacred Heart to the peaceful resolution of a challenge you've faced, lately? "We have found that God [or one's H.P.]* does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy, all-inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all ... ." (As Bill Sees It, p. 7) "In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on…
Coming Ashore to the Lighthouse of Limitless Dreams and Possibilities – Step 6
"Yes, we ... did dream those dreams. How natural that was since most [of us] are bankrupt idealists. Nearly every one of us had wished to do great good, perform great deeds, and embody great ideals." (12 & 12, p. 156) "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 What steps have you taken to live the life you have always wanted, lately? Sweet Dream - are made of this - Eurythmics (3:35) Carl Jung and…
“Whatever God’s Dream about Man … It cannot Come True Unless … ” – Step 6
"If we ask, God will certainly forgive our derelictions. But in no case does He render us white as snow and keep us that way without our cooperation. That is something we are supposed to be willing to work toward ourselves." (12 & 12, p. 65) "Whatever God's dream about man may be, it seems certain it can not come true unless man co-operates."- Stella Terrill Mann / English spiritual author How has your own “cockiness” played a role in causing you pain, lately? Lucid Dreams - Juice WRLD (3:50) It Takes Two - Seduction (4:53) Classical Indian Healing…
When It Really, Really is the Best Policy and Why – Step 6
MAKING AN HONEST ADMISSION - "When we first begin to practice these principles, they may seem very unnatural to us." "Even though we are admitting our addiction, we may still wonder if this program will real- ly work." (It Works, How & Why, p. 7) the first chap- ter of the book of wisdom." - Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) 3rd US President Surrender - Billy Talent (4:07) Story of "The Jaywalker" from the Big Book (1:30) Inner Truth and Honest Admission Guided Meditation (6:31) What honest admission have you felt the need to make, lately? https://www.youtube.com/v/H64wbGRjT_g…