AS THE SPIRIT GROWS -
"Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program." "This is the emotional stability that we so baldly need." (The Basic Text, p. 95)
EMOTIONAL STABILITY, FAITH & WISDOM BLOOM -
" ... [W]e discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God [or our H.P.] ... ." "These were the new attitudes that finally brought many of us an inner strength and peace that could not be deeply shaken by the shortcomings of others or by any calamity, not of our own making." (12 & 12 p. 116)
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) Chinese philosopher
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself. Like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
