WHY WORRYING DEMONSTRATES A LACK OF FAITH -
"Our own self-will
leads to many prob-
lems in our recovery."
"As addicts, we have trou-
ble with acceptance, which is
critical to our recovery. When
we refuse to practice accept-
ance, we are, in effect, still
denying our faith in a High-
er Power. Worrying is
a lack of faith." (The
Basic Text, p.
93 - 94)
AND SELF-WILL MAKES FAITH MUTE -
"In step one we
became convinced
that we could manage
neither our eating nor our
other living problems by our
own will alone. In step two we
added to this acceptance of
our utter helplessness a
newfound faith that there
exists a Power Great-
er than us ... ."
(OA 12 & 12,
p. 52)
"There's only one
effectively redemptive
sacrifice, the sacrifice of
self-will to make room
for the knowledge
of God."
- Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) British novelist
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*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.