Redmayne

Socrates, seen as the father of philosophy, said,'An unexamined life, is no life.'

Marcus Aurelius, one of the three great Stoic philosophers, along with Epictetus and Seneca said,'Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in you way of thinking.'

William Knaus, one of the pioneers of cognitive behaviour, said, 'What happened to you may not be your fault but thinking about it is your responsibility.'

It's not exactly 'rocket science', whatever path or program you choose to recover, to, I'd suggest, metaphorically speaking, 'join up the dots' to incorporate these, in a positive manner to help yourself or in simply sharing your experience, strength and hope to help others to recovery from alcoholism.

Not least, applying the AA suggestion to,'Keep it simple', they all fulfil that criteria...

airwick

"Keep it simple" now that I understand "

I enjoy reading what you have to offer.

SoberLeigh

Nice post, Redmayne; thank you.

Enjoyed the quotes and your perspective.

Soberwolf

Keep it simple - I love that phrase even tho I'm no longer with AA that is a great tool

Redmayne I read a book by Plato recently called timeaus & critias have you read this & if so can I ask your thoughts pls

Liking your posts Redmayne

zjw

yeah my idea of keeping it simple is always one thing at first then I realize nope gotta keep it more simple then that even.

Redmayne

I haven't read the books you refer to but I've found the following greatly enhanced and strengthened my sobriety,

'Stoicism Today: Selected Writings' - Patrick Ussher

'Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations' - Jules Evans

'Meditations' - Marcus Aurelius

Not least because both the first two ally themselves with the Serenity Prayer.

Thanks for your comments...

Soberwolf

Thank you Redmayne

Redmayne

My pleasure, I forgot to mention, perhaps more because they're a personal choice, albeit widely read, Richard Bach's books. Written for those who want to 'pilot' their own lives, the author is a keen aviator,

'Jonathan Livingston Seagull - I was once identified with this character, although I've always felt that' a matter for others to judge.

'Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah.'

'Messiah's Handbook - Reminders for the Advanced Soul' - the 'lost' book from 'Illusions'