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Daily Thought 3/17/12 – Lend a Helping Hand

“I sought my soul, my soul I could not see; I sought my God, my God eluded me; I sought my brother and found all three.” -Unknown   “If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.” -Shakyamuni Buddha   “Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for [...]

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/13/12 – p. 100

“Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/12/12 – p. 52

“When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God.  Our ideas did not work.  But the God idea did.”

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Big Book Quote of the Day 3/10/12 – p. 163

“You forget that you have just now tapped a source of power much greater than yourself.  To duplicate, with such backing, what we have accomplished is only a matter of willingness, patience and labor.”

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Twelve N’ Twelve Quote of the Day 3/9/12 – p. 124

“True ambition is not what we thought it was.  True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grave of God.”

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Daily Thought 3/7/12 – Universally Speaking

“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.” -Albert Einstein “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” -Dalai Lama “As you simplify your life, the laws of [...]

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Big Book Quote of the Day 1/28/12 – p. 60

“The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success.”

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Daily Thought 1/19/12 – Valuing Our Spirit

“The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.” -Henri J. M. Nouwen   “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin   “I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any [...]

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1/13/12 – Walking Through…

“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” -Peter T. McIntyre   “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.” -James Neil Hollingworth   “Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” -Mark [...]

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1/10/12 – Letting Go

“A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.” -Ramakrishna   “Let Go, Let God” -Unknown   “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life [...]

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Daily Mindfulness 5/21/13 – Letting Go

It is in our basic human nature to attach to pleasure.  When we find something enjoyable, we cling to it. [...]

Twelve N’ Twelve Quote of the Day 5/21/13 – p. 59 (Step Five)

“Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice and accept direction could we set foot on the road to straight thinking, solid honesty, and genuine humility.”

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/21/13 – p. 64 (How it Works)

“We took stock honestly.”

Daily Thought 5/21/13 – Flexibility

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” -Albert Einstein   “An oak and a reed were arguing about [...]

Daily Mindfulness 5/20/13 – Smile

As we go about our day, we forget to smile and enjoy ourselves. Life is an enjoyable experience if we [...]

Big Book Quote of the Day 5/20/13 – p. 86 (Into Action)

“Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision.”