Category: Zonr Posts

” … only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.”

– Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 – 1881), Russian novelist, author of Crime & Punishment

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How successful have you been in earning the respect of others lately? 

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In what ways has your faith motivated you to move mountains lately?

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“Many of us have said, ‘Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live.’ ” (The Basic Text, p. 26)

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 How have you transformed negative energy into positive energy lately?

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HOW WE STAY AFLOAT –

“We must live and work together as a group to ensure that in a storm our ship does not sink and our members do not perish. (The Basic Text, p. 63)

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What have you done to promote any one of the 7 Kwanzaa spiritual principles of Unity, Self-determination, Collective work, Responsibility, Cooperative economics, Purpose, Creativity, or Faith lately?

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“The weak can never forgive.  Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

– Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) India’s preeminent political and spiritual leader

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“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”

– Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) U.S. Revolutionary Leader

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What innovative ways have you changed your behavior or begun to commence a “living amends”, lately?

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“Anger in a home is like rottenness in fruit.”

Talmud Sotah 3 (200 CE) central text of Rabbinic Judaism

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How have you handled anger and frustration in a way that resulted in a more positive outcome lately?

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“To the best of our ability, we’ve cleaned up the wreckage of the past, and we are at peace with the world.” (OA 12 & 12, p. 81)

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What lessons have you learned lately that help with your relations with others?

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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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What regrets would you most like to see addressed in your recovery?

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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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How has being a humble healer helped you feel better about a past mistake lately?

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What small thing can you do today to use humility instead of false pride?

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