A Quote by John Bradshaw
Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.
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Conversion is the act of joining our hands to the pierced hand of the crucified Saviour. The new life begins with the taking of Christ's hand, and His taking hold, in infinite love, of our weak hands.
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Nothing begins, and nothing ends, That is not paid with moan; For we are born in others pain And perish in our own.
It is our own pain, and our own desire to be free of it, that alerts us to the suffering of the world. It is our personal discovery that pain can be acknowledged, even held lovingly, that enables us to look at the pain around us unflinchingly and feel compassion being born in us. We need to start with ourselves.
Pain is pain, and the importance of preventing unnecessary pain and suffering does not diminish because the being that suffers is not a member of our own species.
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