LIVE & LET LIVE -
"It can be a great struggle to grant others the dignity to make decisions for themselves." "Regardless of what they choose to do about it, by minding our own business and getting out of the way, we allow others to be themselves." (How Al Anon Works, p. 74 self-acceptance)
FREED BY SELF-ACCEPTANCE SO OUR DREAMS CAN TAKE FLIGHT -
"We no longer have to be right all the time. When we give ourselves this freedom, we can allow others to be wrong. Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves." (The Basic Text, p. 58)
"Throw your
dreams into space
like a kite, and you do
not know what it will bring
back, a new life, a new
friend, a new love,
a new country."
- Anais Nin (1903 - 1977) U.S. novelist
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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