THE WEIGHT OF SHAME -
"... it may seem
easier to manipulate
outcomes or avoid con-
sequences, [cuz] we know
that we cannot afford the
price we would have to pay.
The resulting shame, regret,
and loss of spiritual content-
ment would far outweigh
anything we might pos-
sibly gain by compro-
mising our princi-
ples." (It Works,
How & Why,
p. 47)
UNRESOLVED GUILT -
"Many of us
had lived our lives
up to this point with a
secret feeling of shame."
"Often this shame stem-
med from unresolved
guilt over mistakes
we'd never fully
dealt with."
(Overeaters
Anon., p.
29)
"A man should
never be asham-
ed to own that he
has been in the wrong,
which is but saying
... that he is wis-
er today than
yesterday."
Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) Irish satirist / writer
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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