“It’s a cornerstone of New Life deep within!”

“We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way. It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective spiritual structure can be built.” We Agnostics, p.47

Adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book)

“Who are you? You are not your name, which could change. You are not a husband or wife only; your identity goes far beyond your relationship. You are not your bank account, which rises and falls. You are not your house, from which you come and go. You are not your job, which is temporary. You are not your emotions, which wax and wane. You are not your religion, which is a mutable belief system. You are not your body; some people have body parts removed, and they are still a whole person. You are not even your thoughts, which vacillate and turn in all directions. If you are not any of these things that you commonly identify with, who are you? We are spiritual beings, and any other identity detracts from our true essence. Let go of all false beliefs about yourself, that the true you may shine in all its splendor. Today, I open to who I truly am, that I may live my highest potential.”

Adapted from A Deep Breath of Life

“I need to constantly inch forward in recovery, closer to the center, to avoid being thrown from the spinning wheel that is my life.” “Centrifugal Force,” New York, New York, April 2004 AA Grapevine

Adapted from AA Grapevine