Yet, Step 2 and AA spirituality is about nothing if it isn’t about faith in God. Many good reasons exist why AA makes a distinction between religion and spirituality, but a denial of God is not one of them. – p. 127
When we look back from the vantage point of sobriety, many of us realize that when drinking we often felt like a fake, a fraud, and a phony. That’s because we were. – p. 74
AA is a spiritual program and Step 3 is a quintessentially spiritual Step. It is the ultimate anti-self Step. Thus, in a very real sense, we cannot practice the 12 Steps of AA merely as self-help. They are not intended to be. – p. 159
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Funishment - not truly discipline.
I try my best to be extremely disciplined about my diet.
The key to failure is, lack of self discipline.
I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.
And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.
Being multi-disciplined is always a good thing.
The discipline of daily devotion to God undergirds decisions.
Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.
I don't think I have discipline when it comes to anything.
I have discipline; I look after my voice.
Repetitiveness and discipline are the secrets of cake decorating. The art comes from the meticulous technique, the way it does for a dancer.
Discipline transforms the gifted to the great.
Discipline is a given; the choice is whether it is applied internally or externally.
I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
Whoever submits himself to a super-discipline can expect great triumphs.
