WHEN INTROSPECTION REVEALS DISTORTED SELF-PERCEPTIONS -

"We want to find

exactly how, when,

and where our natural

desires have warp-

ed us." (12 &

12, p, 42)

EVEN GRATITUDE GETS BENT AND TURNS THE GOOD INTO PAIN - 

"Though painful

and sad, the past

cannot be changed.

However, the warped

beliefs we have devel-

oped about ourselves

and others can be

changed ... ." (It

Works, How &

Why, p. 32)

"A gift - be it

a present, a kind

word or a job done 

with care and love, ex-

plains itself ... and if re-

ceivin' it embarrass-

es you, it's because

your 'thanks box'

is warped." 

- Alice Childress (1920 - 1994) Afro-Amer., feminist writer

HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.

Zonr Suggestions:

Find a quiet place while you put aside all pre-judgments and open yourself up to the Universal Truths above that unite spiritual traditions from around the world. You may want to replace alcohol & drugs with your own struggles with smoking, food, sex, money, rage, work, or even love, in order to make each SFZ a closer, personal fit.

To receive your own SFZs each day.