THE SELF-DELUSION PRISON – “Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves.” (12 & 12, p, 79)
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AND BY LETTING LOVE TAKE ROOT AND FLOW – “By giving unconditional love in the fellowship, we become more loving, and by sharing spiritual growth we become more spiritual.” [ Thusly, ] (The Basic Text, p. 82)
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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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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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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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“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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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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“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)
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)