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.We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.
More Bill W. Quotes
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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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More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
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The temporary good is enemy to the permanent best.
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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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Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
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For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong.
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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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No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can’t be made of it
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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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In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
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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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No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
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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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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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