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)
SELFLESS INTENT BRINGS PEACE – “When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible.” (The Basic Text, p.45)
“Given the
choice between
the experience of pain
and nothing, I would
choose pain.”
– William Faulkner (1897- 1962) U.S. novelist
“When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) pre-eminent Civil Rights leader
Surrendering Allows "The Profound Wisdom" "of the Flow of Life" to Emerge- "Only after surrender are we able to overcome the alienation of addiction. Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we built our lives." (The Basic Text, p. 22) "Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life. The only place where you can experience the flow of life is the NOW. So to surrender is to accept present moment unconditionally and without reservation." -…
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD – 180 AD) aka Mark Anthony – Emperor of Rome (re: fears)