Recovery
“Less Is More Until now, I have spent my life doing more and learning more. Can there be anything wrong with that? I am beginning to wonder. Have I been so busy that I have missed the beauty of life? Have I been so occupied collecting information that I have missed the deep inner peace that should be mine? What am I going to do? I will drop activit... See more
Step 11
"Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
““To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.” Samuel Johnson”
— Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II by Al-Anon Family Groups
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— Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II by Al-Anon Family Groups
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““I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with converting my tears . . . into calm. It is my fervent hope that my whole life on this earth will ever be tears and laughter.” Kahlil Gibran”
— Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II by Al-Anon Family Groups
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— Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II by Al-Anon Family Groups
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What poison is to food, self-pity is to life.
—Oliver C. Wilson
Sometimes life presents you with a difficult loss, a great disappointment, or a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Life is filled with a great many unknowns—both wonderful surprises as well as unexpected disasters.
Self-pity is, essentially, an attitude of ingratitude. Self-pity looks at... See more
—Oliver C. Wilson
Sometimes life presents you with a difficult loss, a great disappointment, or a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Life is filled with a great many unknowns—both wonderful surprises as well as unexpected disasters.
Self-pity is, essentially, an attitude of ingratitude. Self-pity looks at... See more
Getting off the pity pot: Always a good decision.
“Luckily, we don’t need to know what we are becoming to find peace. What we need to know is what we believe in. And we’ll become what we believe in.”
— Keep It Simple: Daily Meditations for Twelve Step Beginnings and Renewal (Hazelden Meditations) by Anonymous
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— Keep It Simple: Daily Meditations for Twelve Step Beginnings and Renewal (Hazelden Meditations) by Anonymous
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Becoming
To wait for moments or places where no pain exists, no separation is felt and where all human restlessness has turned into inner peace is waiting for a dream-world.
—Henri J. M. Nouwen
—Henri J. M. Nouwen
we can empower ourselves through the magic of belief. Acting as if we feel that extra bit of courage and that we sense God’s presence protecting us can dissipate our fears and bring us new confidence. In doing this, we will gradually come to know the inner resources God has given us. The more we acknowledge our courage, the more it becomes a workin... See more
Acting as If
“Let go, or be dragged.”
— An AA’s Little Handbook Of HOPE PRAYERS INSPIRATION & LAUGHS: Includes AA Acronyms, AA Prayers, Jokes & Little Quotes From Big Names for Recovering Alcoholics and Other Addicts by Diana Lea, The Bold and Brave, et al.
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— An AA’s Little Handbook Of HOPE PRAYERS INSPIRATION & LAUGHS: Includes AA Acronyms, AA Prayers, Jokes & Little Quotes From Big Names for Recovering Alcoholics and Other Addicts by Diana Lea, The Bold and Brave, et al.
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