Today: My
individuality is to express life itself. Step 12 (MP3)
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| My individuality is to express life itself. Step 12 |
HERE
YOUR UNIQUENESS IS A GREAT ASSET and a source of joy, not a source of painful
alienation and not a source of painful judgment against yourself or others.
This distinction does not elevate you above or place you below anyone else. It
merely pinpoints the real purpose behind your individuality and its great
promise for the future. You are here to express something. That is the real
meaning given to your individuality because you do not want to be separate
anymore.
ON
TWO OCCASIONS TODAY, practice two periods of silence exercising the practice
that we have illustrated thus far.
PRACTICE
12: Two 15-minute practice periods.
From the journal: I am not apart from life. Step 11
This day, Wednesday, August 30, 2000, nothing from the
journal. These early Steps are short and can be easily done. For the first time
student, the thought may be, “This won’t be too hard.” The second go round; we
know that heavy-lifting is ahead. Let us read Step 11 one more time:
REGARDLESS OF THE GREAT ESTABLISHMENTS built upon
your individuality and all that is associated with you personally— your body,
your ideas, your difficulties, your specific forms of expression, your
idiosyncrasies, your talents—you are not
apart from life. This is so obvious if you look at yourself with simplicity
and realize that the very makeup of your
body, the very fabric of your physical life, is completely made of what life is
in the physical. It is quite apparent that you are made of the same “stuff
” as everything else around you. What is
mysterious is your mind. It seems to be a distinct point of understanding,
but it is as much a part of life as your physical fabric. You are an individual unaware of your Source and your total inclusion
in life. Your individuality is a burden now, but it will be a great
happiness to you when it can express life itself.
A few points in bold for thought. Let us continue.
NNC
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