True “Courage is to Tell the Story of Who You Are with Your Whole Heart”* – Step 12
“Courage
starts with
showing up and
letting ourselves be seen.”
– Brene Brown (1965 – ) U.S. professor / author
The Journey to Rejoin the Human Race – Step 12
BECOMING A PART OF THE HUMAN RACE – “As we have dealt lovingly with every person in our lives, our spiritual awakening has become a reality. To the best of our ability, we’ve cleaned up the wreckage of the past and we are at peace with the world.” (12 & 12, p. 52)
How to Strike a Final, Fatal Blow Thru the Heart of All our Fears – Step 12
WE ASK FOR HELP – We neither grovel … nor do we demand … .” “We may [however] pray, meditate, visualize, write, speak aloud, or sing our requests. But whatever form we choose, we communicate our desire to be free from excess baggage. We simply speak from the heart.” (How Al Anon Works, p. 57)
The Last Lifelines Left Before Filing a Chapter 11 for the Soul – Step 12
“I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it’s like a spiritual cancer afflicts you.” – Mel Gibson (1956 – ) Australian actor / director
Coming to Terms with “Our Deepest Fear” – Step 12
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frighten us.” – Marianne Williamson (1952 – ) U.S. Spiritual author
Must We be Condemned to Repeat the Past for All Eternity – Step 12
“Those who cannot
remember the past are
condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana (1863 – 1952)
Spanish-American philosopher
How ‘The Message’ Relates to “The Power of Now” – Step 12
“Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.” – Eckhart “Ulrich” Tolle (1948 – ) spiritual teacher
The Test of True Friendships may Surprise You- Step 12
ON FRIENDSHIPS AND REACHING OUT – “Recovery becomes a contact process; [w[e lose the fear of touching and of being touched. We learn that a simple, loving hug can make all the difference in the world when we feel alone. We experience real love and real friendship.” (The Basic Text, p. 91)
Healthy Recovery from One of “the Most Destructive Emotions There Is” – Step 12
“Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.” – Millicent Fenwick (1910 – 1992) U.S., fashion editor / diplomat
If the World Were Your Oyster, How would You Breach Its Pursed Lips? – Step 12
GO FOR THE PREMIUM FUEL – “When the Twelfth Step is seen in its full implication, it is really talking about the kind of love that has no price tag on it.” (12 & 12, p. 106)
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