That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. ~ The Big Book and A Study Guide of the 12 Steps (Kindle Locations 1505-1506). MacKay, […]
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It’s the AA Big Book!
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. ~ The Big Book and A Study Guide of the 12 Steps (Kindle Locations […]
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I could tell myself I was educated, respected, affluent, successful, appreciated, living a meaningful life. I could tell myself those things — I could convince other people they were true, but I couldn’t persuade myself to believe. I knew from […]
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If someone cheats you, they cannot diminish your experience. They only diminish their experience. You cannot be diminished by someone cheating you unless you get all upset about being cheated and push against them and use that as your excuse […]
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It’s black and white, of course, the picture made in 1947, small in size, and she and I are not greatly different sizes. I lie in the bassinet, babbling, smiling, laughing. After all, Mother was busy, Daddy away, my four-year-old […]
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