EGO FADES AWAY -
"Ego used to control us in all sorts of subtle ways. Anger is our reaction to our present reality. Resentments are reliving past experiences again and again, and fear is our response to the future." "[Now] we begin to feel lovable which is a feeling totally alien to our old egocentric selves." (The Basic Text, p. 97)
STEP OUT OF THE GRAVEYARD OF SELF AND LET THE SUNSHINE IN -
"This improved perception of humility starts another revolutionary change in our outlook. Our eyes begin to open to the immense values which have come straight out of painful ego-puncturing." (12 & 12, p. 52)
"Tis better
to be lowly born,
And range with humble
livers in content, Than to
be perked up in a glist-
ering grief. And wear
a golden sorrow."
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), UK, "King Henry VIII", Act 2 scene 3
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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