EXAGGERATING OR MINIMIZING OUR PART WOULD BOTH BE DISHONEST -
"We do not procrastinate." "We want to tell the simple truth, cut and dried, as quickly as possible. There is always a danger that we will exaggerate our wrongs. It is equally dangerous to minimize or rationalize our part in past situations. After all, we still want to sound good." (The Basic Text, p. 33)
AND NOW: THE FEARLESS PART -
"I can ask myself to what extent have my own mistakes fed my gnawing anxieties. And if the actions of others are part of the cause, what can I do about that? If I am unable to change the present state of affairs, am I willing to take the measures necessary to shape my life to conditions as they are?" (12 & 12, p. 52)
"Truth is
like the sun.
You can shut it
out for a time, but
it ain't goin'
away."
Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) U.S. singer
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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