3 THINGS WE CAN DO WITHOUT -
"We consider our
plans for the day. Be-
fore we begin, we ask
God [or our HP]* to direct
our thinking, especially ask-
ing that it be divorced from
self-pity, dishonesty or
self-seeking motives."
(The Big Book,
p. 86)
KEEPING GOOD DEEDS FROM GOING BAD -
"It is easy to slip back into our old ways." "God [or our HP]* will not force His goodness on us, but we will receive it if we ask." "When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible." (The Basic Text, p. 45)
"We would fre-
quently be asham-
ed of our good deeds
if people saw all of
the motives that
produced
them."
Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680) French author / philosopher
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself. Like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
