We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience.
BILL W.We know that if we rebel against doing that which is reasonably possible for us, then we will be penalized. And we will be equally penalized if we presume in ourselves a perfection that simply is not there.
More Bill W. Quotes
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We know that if we rebel against doing that which is reasonably possible for us, then we will be penalized. And we will be equally penalized if we presume in ourselves a perfection that simply is not there.
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Each day my friend’s simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men.
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Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is a moving and fascinating adventure.
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We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.
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Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.
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Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
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AA is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.
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I am the creator of my own reality. When I [review my day], I know that I must stop judging others.
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I have become a pupil of the AA movement rather than the teacher.
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No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can’t be made of it
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Apparently, the course of relative humility and progress will have to lie somewhere between these extremes. In our slow progress away from rebellion, true perfection is doubtless several millennia away
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The real question is whether we can learn anything from our experiences upon which we may grow and help others to grow in the likeness and image of God.
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More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
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We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.
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Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening.
BILL W.