Bill W. on rewards
Bill W.27 quotes“Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us.”
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In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
Bill W.Bill W. AA is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.
Bill W.Bill W. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given to us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it.
Bill W.Bill W. We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.
Bill W.Bill W. More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
Bill W.Bill W. I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call the fourth dimension of existence. I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes.
Bill W.Bill W. You are asking yourself, as all of us must: ‘Who am I?’ . . . ‘Where am I?’ . . . ‘Whence do I go?’ The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But, in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in complete simplicity.
Bill W.Bill W. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.
Bill W.Bill W. If I judge others, I am probably judging myself. Whoever is upsetting me most is my best teacher. I have much to learn from him or her, and in my hearts, I should thank that person.
Bill W.Bill W. We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.
Bill W.Bill W. In God’s economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.
Bill W.Bill W. Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain
Bill W.Bill W. When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.
Bill W.Bill W. Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
Bill W.Bill W. 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.Bill W. No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can’t be made of it
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Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux There’s no reward in life without risk.
Barry FarberBarry Farber Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.
Baron de MontesquieuBaron de Montesquieu The lesson is, the rewards in life don’t always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.
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