“Sobriety is not the end of the line; it’s a new beginning, with laughter, fellowship and humor.”

Anytime you have a negative feeling toward anyone, you’re living in an illusion. There’s something seriously wrong with you. You’re not seeing reality. Something inside of you has to change. But what do we really do when we have a negative feeling? “He is to blame; she is to blame. They’ve got to change.” No! The world’s all right. The one who has to change is you.

The inability to feel connectedness gives rise to the illusion of separation, from yourself and from all of the world around you. You then perceive yourself, consciously or unconsciously, as an isolated fragment, not a part of. Fear arises, and conflicts within and without become the norm.

God can use every human being as a channel for divine love and power. What delays the bringing of the world closer to God is the backwardness of His followers. If each one lived each day for God, and allowed God to work through him, then the world would soon be drawn much closer to God, its Founder and Preserver. I pray that I may be used as a channel to express Divine Love. I pray that I may so live as to bring God's spirit closer to the world.