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.No demands are made on anyone. An experience is offered which members may accept or reject. That is up to them.
More Bill W. Quotes
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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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Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us.
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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.
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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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True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.
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Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker.
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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 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.
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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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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
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I have become a pupil of the AA movement rather than the teacher.
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In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
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No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
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Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
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The temporary good is enemy to the permanent best.
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