Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us.
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.
More Bill W. Quotes
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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 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.
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Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
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How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning of my last debauch.
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Regardless of what is happening around me I will always have the prerogative, and the responsibility, of choosing what happens within me.
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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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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.
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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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We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.
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I was not an atheist. Few people really are, for that means blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes nowhere.
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Because of our kinship in suffering, our channels of contact have always been charged with the language of the heart.
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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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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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Nowadays my brain no longer races compulsively in either elation, grandiosity, or depression. I have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine.
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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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