Quotes about Self

As we often tell newcomers at our meetings, give it a try—and if, after a month or so, you are not feeling happier and more peaceful, we will gladly refund your misery. And if you do give the path described in this book a try, buckle up, because Brother Rohr may just take you to places you've both avoided and longed for, to truth, union, joy, laughter, and, greatest of all, to your own precious self, here on earth with us, child of God. —Anne Lamott

The trouble is that most Christians pushed this great liberation off into the next world, and many Twelve Steppers settled for mere sobriety from a substance instead of a real transformation of the self. We have all been the losers, as a result—waiting around for "enlightenment at gunpoint" (death) instead of enjoying God's banquet much earlier in life.

One of the few generalizations we can make in the field of universal spirituality is this: No one else is your problem.

You didn't create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for.

We are human beings, not human doings.

When you base your worth and identity on your relationship to Christ, you are freed from the expectations of others, and that allows you to really serve them best.

Your power to choose your direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future, and to powerfully influence the rest of creation.

I say 'Out' to every negative thought that comes to my mind. No person, place, or thing has any power over me, for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my own reality and everyone in it.

A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations, but in his own essential character.

The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes.

It is beyond my power to induce in you a belief in God. There are certain things which are self proved and certain which are not proved at all.

Everyone has some inner power that awaits discovery.