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What have you discovered about the mystery of your own spiritual growth lately?
May 20, 2025
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‘An interesting thing that has recently happened is that before I prayed about something, that prayer was answered… so I guess one of the many mysteries …’
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Featured Comment from Adam – “Honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness, and it takes work to make sure I am these as much as possible. I think the SFZ means we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. Ultimately, I won’t stay sober if I don’t grow in this area.”
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What are the three basic spiritual principles that help people begin recovery, and why is it important to focus on progress instead of perfection?
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“The roadblocks of indifference … often prove more solid and formidable.” “[T]he dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion.” “He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one.” (12 & 12, p. 28)
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What have you discovered about your own spiritual growth lately?
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“When we refuse to practice acceptance, we are, in effect, still denying our faith in a Higher Power. Worrying is a lack of faith.” (The Basic Text, p. 93 – 94) (with quotes from Huxley’s Brave New World)
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What are some Brave new examples of when your own self-will got in the way of your faith lately?
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“I cannot
imagine a God
who rewards and
punishes the objects
of his creation and
is but a reflection
of human
frailty.”
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) German-American physicist
How would you describe the concept of a “power greater than yourself”? (Hints in the Einstein video below.)
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“Liberty is the
right to choose.
Freedom is the re-
sult of the right choice.”
– Jules Renard (1864 – 1910) French author (on the power of choice)
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What NEW elements or ideas in your own spiritual growth do you choose to adopt, lately?
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“There is but
one cause of hu-
man failure. And that
is man’s lack of faith
in his true Self.”
– William James (1842 – 1910), U.S. psychologist &
key contributor to the 12 Steps
How do you recover from spiritual setbacks lately?
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“The human
body is vapor
materialized by sun
shine mixed with
the life of the
stars.” Paracelsus (1493 – 1541) Renaissance Swiss German founder of toxicology on spiritual gifts
What are some of the ‘gifts’ or benefits you’ve experienced lately?
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“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.”- Anais Nin (1903 – 1977), French American author
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