We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.
BILL W.Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker.
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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Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker.
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In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
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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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When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.
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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 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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Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us.
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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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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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How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning of my last debauch.
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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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No demands are made on anyone. An experience is offered which members may accept or reject. That is up to them.
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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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