“Don’t Let’s Ask for the Moon … ” – Step 4
“In the past, we believed desperation would give us the strength to survive. … As recovering addicts, we come to know gratitude.” (The Basic Text, p. 97)
Why “Moral Courage is a Rarer Commodity than Bravery in Battle” – Step 4
From Thine Will Be Done – “Some time ago “moral choice” didn’t seem like an option. I was completely bankrupt, in and out of jails, 51/50, in an extremely abusive relationship, homeless, fighting myself on every subject like if I deserved any better …”
“If there is Pain, Use it as an Awareness … as a Sharpening of the Soul” – Step 4
From Simon Y. – “I looked at a man selling fruit on the sidewalk on a hot day, and felt a connection with him. Can’t describe it but it was real.” (On the sharpening of one’s soul)
“We Must be One Thing or the Other” or can We be Something in Between- Step 4
USING WHAT WE GOT FOR THE POWER OF GOOD OR EVIL – “When applied to the right things at the right times, these same traits which have hurt us so much become great assets.” (OA 12 &12, p. 65)
Today’s SFZ
Moment by Moment We Rise* to Co-create a New Reality – Step 4
From Jon G. – “I do not disagree with the above quote but I find that with so many spiritual axioms they make perfect sense on paper but their practical application often eludes me.”
“All Should be Encouraged, to Reveal Themselves, their Perceptions and Emotions and … Creative Spirits” – Step 4
“I said that I was strong,
but that was just a lie.
Outside I may seem calm,
But inside I do cry.” – excerpt from Perceptions, by Mandy Lee
Today’s SFZ
“If the World were Merely Seductive, that Would be Easy” – Step 4
From Easy Does It – “I think I enjoy the world when im improving it..by being a friend, volun- teering,,etc there are so many opportunities to do both if I can just listen to that still small voice.”
“We Lie the Loudest When We … ” – Step 4
“We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.”
– Eric Hoffer (1902 – 1983) U.S. writer / philosopher
How to Welcome “The Bright Daybreak of Peace and Brotherhood” – Step 4
“… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 1968) U.S. civil rights leader
Why the “Worst” People, Places & Things that makes Us So Darn Mad – Step 4
“People and things do not upset us, rather we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.” – Albert Ellis (1913 – 2007) U.S. psychologist on resentments
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