Moving Thru Life with Grace is Measured by Inner Tranquility – Step 8

SUFFERING TRANSFORMED TO INNER TRANQUILITY – “A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering  transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.”  (As Bill Sees IT, p.35)

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Ways to Stay Sane when the Unimaginable Strikes Out of the Blue – Step 8

AS THE SPIRIT GROWS – “Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program.” “This is the emotional stability that we so baldly need.”(The Basic Text, p. 95)

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How Not to Miss Out on The Most Precious Moments of Clarity – Step 8

THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS THAT TEACH –  “Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes … no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one.” (12 & 12, p. 80)

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Let’s Celebrate Today a Hopeful Turn toward Peace, Love & Brotherhood in All Our Lives – Step 8

MAKING PEACE AND HARMONY –  “In the previous steps, we began to make peace with our Higher Power and with ourselves. In the Eighth Step, we begin the process of making peace with others.” (It Works,  & Why, p. 54)

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Lend a Hand to Save a Drowning Man & Watch a New Spirit Emerge – Step 8

“A DESIGN FOR LIVING” – “We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men.” “A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, ‘a design for living’ that really works.” (The Big Book, p. 28 heart)

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Even when the World Feels as if it’s Teetering on a Precipice; Take Action & VOTE! – Step 8

FIRST WE ACCEPT THAT CHANGE TAKES TIME  AND TAKE ACTION –

“But we shouldn’t become discouraged if we find that we aren’t changing as quickly as we would like. We can’t expect to be free of all our defects overnight. (Overeaters Anon., pg. 56)

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“People Get Ready … The Train’s a Comin’ ” – Step 8

“GETTING OUR HOUSE IN ORDER” – “We become willing to let other people be who they are without having to pass judgment on them. The urgency to take care of things isn’t there anymore.” “[Our Higher Power] is helping us get our house in order.” (It Works, How and Why, p. 58)

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How True Grace can be Achieved with a Degree of Relative Ease – Step 8

WHEN THE SPIRIT HUNGERS –

“As our lives become more comfortable, many of us lapse into spiritual complacency, and risking relapse, we find ourselves in the same horror and loss of purpose from which we have been given only a daily reprieve (The BasicText, p. 95)

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The Time has Come for All of Us to Walk the Walk – Step 8

Acting Upon our Spiritual Principals- “To a degree, he has done this when taking a moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he has hurt and in what ways.”  (12 & 12, p. 77)

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Must We Forever be, Chained Inextricably, to the Past for all Eternity … “It’s Time to Sing a New Song” – Step 8 begins

“It’s time for America to sing a new song. Our voices sing a chorus of unity. They sing a song of dignity and opportunity. Are y’all ready to add your voice to the new American song? Because I am. So let’s do this.”  – Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (1981 – ) singer, songwriter speaking at Kamala Harris 30,000 person Tx rally for the 2024 presidential election

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