“With this faith we
will be able to hew out
of the mountain of despair
a stone of hope.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) “I Have a Dream” speech (1963)
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AND THE WHY –
“The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.” (The Big Book, p. 60)
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From Margot E. – “Isolation freezes out serenity and for a while fooled me into thinking I was “cured.” I need to stay in closer proximity to my Higher Power and learn to hear my Higher Power’s voice.” (on the ‘eternal things’)
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“We need to realize that our path to transformation is through our mistakes. We’re meant to make mistakes, recognize them, and move on to become unlimited.” Yehuda Berg (1973 – ) Israeli Kabbalah Center author
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“Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986) Indian spiritual author/guru
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“It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.” – Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855) Danish philosopher (on contrary action)
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“Hostile, resentful, self-centered and self-seeking, we cut ourselves off from the outside world. Anything not completely familiar became alien and dangerous. Our world shrank and isolation became our life. We used in order to survive.” (The Basic Text, p. 4)
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SERVING OUR HP, OTHERS AND OURSELVES –
“I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding.” (The Big Book, p. 76)
WERE YOU READY IN YOUR YOUTH? “We have a right to expect more from life than mere survival. [W]e are here because we are ready to heal. [W]e are ready to look at ourselves and our lives with new eyes. We are ready to become aware.” (How Al Anon Works, p. 26)
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“WE ARE BEING CHANGED” –
“It doesn’t matter
that we will not attain
a state of perfection or
complete humility in our life-
time. The ability to contem–
plate this grand vision and
meditate upon it are rare
and priceless gifts in their
own right. We are being
changed.” (It Works,
How & Why, p. 53)
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