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"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones."

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"The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering."

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December 08, 2024 Autonomy for Ourselves and for Others Page 354 "Allowing our partners and ourselves to experience personal autonomy means we can grow and change at our own pace . . ." Living Clean, Chapter 5, "Romantic Relationships" Being a member of NA gives us plenty of...See more

December 07, 2024 Keeping Our Minds Open to Learning Page 353 "Staying open-minded and teachable about our basic principles allows our understanding to deepen and mature." Guiding Principles, Introduction, "In This Book" Many of us go through a phase in early recovery in which...See more

December 06, 2024 Understanding without Conditions Page 352 "Sometimes we come face-to-face with life's most difficult circumstances. Our relationships with our sponsor and sponsees can offer the support and understanding we need to keep moving forward." Sponsorship, Chapter 4,...See more

December 05, 2024 Those who want to recover Page 355 "We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]." Basic Text, p. 10 How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we...See more

“Loneliness is not just the absence of people. It is the absence of purpose, the absence of meaning. When you find yourself in a world where everything seems alien and distant, where every connection is superficial, and every attempt at understanding is met with indifference, you realize that true loneliness is not being alone, but feeling alone in a world that no longer makes sense.” — Haruki Murakami — Photo : Unknown

December 04, 2024 Vulnerability Builds Bonds Page 350 "Honest self-assessment is essential to recovery, but it is only possible if we are vulnerable enough to let someone in." Living Clean, Chapter 6, "Anonymity" Practicing vulnerability runs counter to our "terminally hip and...See more

Writer and professor Joseph Campbell on loving your fate: "Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called "the love of your fate." Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, "This is what I...See more

“If you imagine someone who is brave enough to withdraw all his projections, then you get an individual who is conscious of a pretty thick shadow. Such a man has saddled himself with new problems and conflicts. He has become a serious problem to himself, as he is now unable to...See more

December 03, 2024 The Discipline to (Sometimes) Say No Page 349 "Discipline is not a practice that comes naturally to most addicts, and the need to say "no" to ourselves can be quite a challenge." Guiding Principles, Tradition Seven, "For Members" The freedom we find when we...See more