NO REST FOR THE WEARY -
"It is easy to
let up on the
spiritual program
of action and rest
on our laurels. We are
headed for trouble if
we do, for alcohol
is a subtle foe."
(The Big Book,
p. 85)
HOW COMPLACENCY BREEDS "GUILT, REMORSE, FEAR and PRIDE" -
"... we are dealing with a destructive, violent power greater than ourselves that can lead to relapse... . If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases ... . Denial returns, along with obsession and compulsion ... . Guilt, remorse, fear, and pride may become unbearable." (The Basic Text, pp. 83 -84)
"Don't let your
special character
and values, the se-
cret that you know and
no one else does, the truth
- don't let that get swal-
lowed up by the great
chewing compla-
cency."
- Aesop (620 - 560 BC) Greek
author / teacher
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself. Like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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