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1. GIVING UP CENTER STAGE, p.202
For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all. . . Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, in adversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency.-12 & 12, p.70
2. Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed.—Irene Peter
Our life changed a lot when we stopped drinking and using other drugs. But this is only a start. We need to go further.Our old attitudes can kill us, even if we aren’t drinking or drugging any more. This is called a “dry drunk.” If we’re on a dry drunk, we’ve changed the way we act without changing the way we think.Our program shows us how to change the way we think. And we change how we treat ourselves and others. We learn to live a new life based on love and care. ~Keep It Simple
3. “When we surrender to God, we let go of our attachment to how things happen on the outside, and we become more concerned with what happens on the inside.”–Marianne Williamson
4. “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”–Albert Einstein
In my life as an addict, I found myself deteriorating in every way possible. I was spiritually hungry, emotionally bereft, and physically a mess. I stopped caring about people, places or things. I was apathetic to such a degree that I no longer cared about anything.That gradually changed when I embraced the Twelve Steps. I began to open my eyes to the world around me ~ the world I had shut out. The more I worked the Steps, the more I saw the reality of things. I became less selfish and began to try to make a difference — not only in my own life, but also in the lives of those I cared about. I found myself loving more. I found I was once again capable of having compassion. ~One Day At A Time