Breathing Under Water : Spirituality and the Twelve Steps

most people do not see things as they are, they see things as they are!

“May the God of peace make you whole and holy, may you be kept safe in body, heart, and mind, and thus ready for the presence. God has called you and will not fail you” (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

“I want to have power” > “I will take control” >“I will always be right” >“See, I am indeed powerful!”

am convinced that some people are driven to addictions to quiet their constant inner critic;

The soul does not attach nor does it hate; it desires and loves and lets go.

prayer is an exercise in divine participation—you opting in and God always there!

A.A. is the only group I know that is willing and honest enough to just tell people up front, “You are damn selfish!” Or, “Until you get beyond your massive narcissism you are never going to grow up.”

How you do life is your real and final truth, not what ideas you believe.

addiction emerges out of a lack of inner experience of intimacy with oneself, with God, with life, and with the moment.