From easy does it – “fear usually leads to irrational behavior, which, instead of getting what i want usually has the opposite effect. therefore, stopping and thinking before reacting, especially when texting, would be the more wise helpful thing to do.”
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“Honesty is
the first chap-
ter of the book
of wisdom.”
– Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) 3rd US President
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“Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), English “All’s Well That Ends Well”, Act 1 Scene 1
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OUR SPIRITUAL WEALTH RESERVOIR OVERFLOWS FREELY –
“By helping others
to stay clean, we enjoy
the benefit of the spiritual
wealth that we have found.
We must give freely and
gratefully that which has
been freely and grate-
fully given to us.”
(The Basic Text,
p. 49)
The Message – “One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.”
Sophocles (496 BC – 406 BC) Greek playwright of 123 plays including Oedipus Rex
THE TRICK IS TO LISTEN AFTER HAVING YOUR SAY –
“As for prayer and
meditation, I learned
that prayer … could be
simply talking to God [or
my HP].” “[And] all medita-
tion was to listen to God –
just being quiet and
clearing my mind
… .” (Paths to Re-
covery, p. 116)
LISTEN CAREFULLY AND YOUR TRUTH WILL SPEAK – “Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis, it is only there that He may be found. It was so with us.” (The Big Book, p. 55)
FAITH DRAWN FROM THE LIGHT OF ANOTHER – “We admit that our lives have been unmanageable, but sometimes we have a problem admitting our need for help. Our own self-will leads to many problems in our recovery.” “Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me … .” (The Basic Text. p. 93) on the Sun