“Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear? Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. It seems safer to embrace what we know than to let go of it for fear of the unknown.”
"It’s hard to spot a spiritual crisis: Usually it is disguised as a crisis in our relationships, finances, career, or family."
- Narcotics Anonymous
Awareness
"Social acceptability does not equal recovery."
- Narcotics Anonymous
Awareness
"The vulnerability we experience allows us a different experience of love. It is an act of generosity to let people be close to us, and we try to understand that they, too, are going through feelings about what’s happening."
- Narcotics Anonymous
Compassion
"we take the time to allow ourselves the privilege of thinking"
- Narcotics Anonymous
Self-awareness
"We learn that our spirit is not apart from us; it is a part of us. We gain awareness of the exact nature of what is right about us. Our fractured personalities come back together into an integrated whole. Integrity is the state of being fully integrated: Our actions, our thinking, our feelings, our ideals, and our values all match up. It takes a long time for a lot of us to get here, and longer still for us to feel like it’s real. More and more, we are able to bring our behavior into alignment with our values and beliefs rather than our feelings and reactions."
- Narcotics Anonymous
Integrity
"Do one thing every day that scares you."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Facing Fears
"Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think."
- Olivia Newton John
Facing Fears
"Comfort zones are most often expanded through discomfort."
- Peter McWilliams
Facing Fears
"Limits, like fear, is often an illusion."
- Michael Jordan
Facing Fears
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one."
- Elbert Hubbard
Facing Fears