DISCOVERING OUR INNER BEAUTY – “This step teaches us a great deal about humility, love, selflessness, and forgiveness.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 67)
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“We are humbled
by our imperfection
– but let there be no
mistake; humility is the
ideal state for an addict to
be in. Humility brings us
back down to earth and
plants our feet firmly on
the spiritual path we
are walking.” (It
Works, How &
Why, p.
48)
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PRAY FOR PEACE –
“Whenever we
confront a difficulty
that we do not think we
can handle, we ask God
[or our Higher Power] to
do for us what we can
not do for ourselves.”
(The Basic Text,
p. 83)
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Don’t let an Armed Club Q Cretin Obscure What Our Higher Power Wants for Us – “It is not God’s will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.”
– Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804), German philosopher
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“This is for all of those still in the military who are languishing – not able to come out to themselves … so I hope that this really stiffens their spines”
West Point Grad., Lt. Dan Choi (1981 – ) Response to the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – 12/18/10
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“The pattern of the Great Spirit is over us all, but if we follow our own spirits from within, our pattern becomes clearer.”
– High Eagle (Native American adage of unknown ancestry)
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GOING ALL THE WAY- “With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.” “Half measures availed us nothing.” (The Big Book, pp., 58-59)
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“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC) Chinese philosopher (on courage and persistence)
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“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main;” – John Donne (1572 – 1631) English poet (on self-obsession)
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A “TRUE SPIRIT OF HUMILITY & LOVE” MENDS THE PANGS OF SHAME – “… we ask ourselves if we are doing this because we are truly sorry and have a genuine desire to make reparations … . If we answer ‘yes’ to this question, we can be assured that we are approaching our amends in the true spirit of humility and love.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 62)
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