LIFE NEED NOT BE A STRUGGLE -
" ... we begin to learn how to stop struggling." "If we take time to think and seek direction before acting, we no longer have to run on our own self-centered will. Turning our will and our lives over to the care of our Higher Power provides a solution to the problems created by a life based in self-will, resentment, and control." (The Basic Text, p,. 20)
NOW WE CAN LIVE A LIFE FILLED WITH WHAT FEEDS OUR SOUL -
"It is when
we try to make
our will conform
with God's [or your
HP's] that we begin to
use it rightly. To all of us,
this was a most wonder-
ful revelation. Our whole
trouble had been the
misuse of willpow-
er." (12 & 12,
p. 40)
"Life ought to
be a struggle of
desire toward adven-
tures whose nobility
will fertilize the
soul."
- Dame Rebecca West (1892 - 1983) English author/feminist
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.