IT'S USUALLY 'CUZ WE FEEL WE'VE BEEN DISSED -
"We asked ourselves
why we were angry. In
most cases it was found
that our self-esteem, our
pocketbooks, our ambitions,
our personal relationships,
(including sex) were hurt
or threatened. So we
were sore. We were
"burned up." (The
Big Book,,
p. 26)
ONLY A FLESH WOUND -
"We examine not
only the circumstances
surrounding these resent-
ments, but we look at the part
we played in them. What in us
was so threatened that we ex-
perienced such deep emotion-
al torment? Often, we will see
that the same areas of our
lives were affected again
and again." (It Works,
How & Why, p. 30)
"Holding onto
anger is like grasp-
ing onto a hot coal
with the intent of throw-
ing it at someone else.
You are the one who
gets burned."
- Gautama Buddha (563-483 B.C.) Hindu Prince and founder of Buddhism
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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