THE CONSCIENCES FELT BY ALL – “As members listen carefully to each other and consult their personal understanding of a loving God, something happens: Solutions to problems become apparent … . In developing a group conscience, a clear mutual understanding or consensus arises.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 99)
“Let’s further suppose that later that morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes. THEN IT HAPPENED! By that evening almost every [monkey] in the tribe was washing sweet potatoes before eating them.” “… the habit of washing sweet potatoes then jumped over the sea.” – Ken Keyes Jr. (1921 – ) spiritual author on enlightenment
“It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.”
– Henry James (1843 – 1916) U.S. novelist
“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
– Gautama Buddha (563-483 B.C.), Hindu Prince and founder of Buddhism
MAKING MIRACLES HAPPEN –
“That one purpose,
[carrying the message]
clear and powerful, stands
alone in our collective con-
sciousness as the only thing
that really matters. With
that, all is possible and
miracles happen.”
(It Works, How &
Why, p. i)
WASTING NO TIME LEST THE CORROSION SETS IN AND MISTAKES FLOURISH – “This doesn’t mean we need to wander morbidly around in the past. It requires an admission and correction of errors now.” (12 & 12 pp. 88-89)
“It is important to remember that we are energy. Einstein told us that. And energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form.”
– Rhonda Byrne (1945 – ) Australian publisher of “The Secret”
What have you been willing to do to bring about positive changes in your life, lately?
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 – ) Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
LOOK WHO LOSES – “There are many distracting influences that can divert us from our primary purpose. For instance, our groups may be tempted to … talk about some controversy.” “But each time our focus is diverted from our primary purpose, the addict seeking recovery loses out.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 118)
TODAY WE ARE FREE TO BREATHE – “Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking.” “We learn not to become emotionally involved with problems. We deal with what is at hand and try not to force solutions.” (The Basic Text, p. 90)