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. . . pain is the root of knowledge. —Simone Weil— We don’t want pain in our lives. We dread the situations we anticipate will be painful. We probably even pray to be spared all painful experiences. But they come anyway, at times in profusion. And we not only survive the pain, we profit from […]
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Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. —Helen Keller— There is wonder in the moment, if we but look for it, let it touch us, believe in it. And with the recognition and celebration of the wonder comes the joy we […]
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[In the 16th century] one has only the difficulties involved in feeding a baby if the mother’s milk ran dry. —Philippe Aires— Scientific progress has brought our society to the point where such a disaster as a milkless mother need have no consequences for her or her infant. Clean water, sewage disposal, immunization, and a […]
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You’re never to old to grow up. —Shirley Conran— Some of us have spent many years trying not to grow up. As children, we watched the adults around us. They may not have seemed happy. “Is life all hard work for grown-ups?” We wondered. No, it’s not hard work. There are lots of good things […]
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I don’t believe that A.A. works because I read it in a book or because I hear people say so. I believe it because I see people getting sober and staying sober. An actual demonstration is what convinces me. When I see the change in people, I can’t help believing that A.A. works. We could […]
Daily Reflections <!--042525-->
ENTERING A NEW DIMENSION In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try A.A. principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension – freedom under God as we understand Him. AS BILL SEES IT, […]
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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn. —David Russell— Making big decisions is like crossing bridges. Sometimes, these decisions change our lives. We find that turning back will be very hard. This is why we have to be very careful when we decide to burn […]
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LEARNING TO LOVE OURSELVES Alcoholism was a lonely business, even though we were surrounded by people who loved us… We were trying to find emotional security either by dominating or by being dependent upon others . . . We still vainly tried to be secure by some unhealthy sort of domination or dependence. AS BILL […]
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She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer and cries “it shall be done–sometime, somewhere.” —Ophelia Guyon Browning— Patience is a quality that frequently eludes us. We want what we want when we want it. Fortunately, we don’t get it until the time is right, but the waiting convinces us our prayers aren’t heard. We must […]
Promises of a New Day <!--042425-->
I have learned silence from the talkative; tolerance from the intolerant and kindness from the unkind. I should not be ungrateful to those teachers. —Kahlil Gibran— Every situation we experience, every individual we encounter offer us valuable insight about living life more fully. We learn that we appreciate in people by confronting what disturbs us. […]