LET'S GET THIS PITY PARTY STARTED RIGHT -
"Self-pity is
one of the most
unhappy and consu-
ming defects that we
know. It is a bar to all
spiritual progress ... ."
"It is a maudlin form
of martyrdom, which
we can ill afford."
(Dr. Bob & The
Oldtimers
p. 308)
WHAT WE CAN REPLACE PITY WITH -
"Recovery is a process of discovery." "Our attitudes and ideas become more positive. Our world is no longer as distorted by self-pity, denial, and resentment. We are beginning to replace those old attitudes with honesty, faith, and responsibility ... ." (It Works, How & Why, p. 10)
"Self-pity is
our worst enemy
and if we yield to it,
we can never do
anything wise in
this world."
- Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) U.S. author and trailblazer for the differently-abled
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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