01UndatedWhen nothing else worked, we created a holistic, hand-tailored program that saved Pax's life. At Passages, he and I use what we learned in curing him to help other discover the roots of their addiction or alcoholism and break free.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
02UndatedI wrote this book to show you that a cure is entirely possible because I've seen it happen over and over again.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
03UndatedWhen you change the way you see and interpret events, suddenly everything will be different for you. Everything will make sense.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
04UndatedWhat we call coincidences, accidental and remarkable events occurring at the same time, are actually circumstances and events that have come into your life to serve a purpose- and that purpose is to benefit you.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
05UndatedIn 1935, when there were no other programs, the founders of AA, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, stepped up to the plate and took action to help a crippled population. All credit for the establishment of their wonderful, life-saving group goes to them and to those who came after them who have continued the tradition. However, there are hundreds of millions of people who still need help who are not among the estimated two or three million who attend twelve-step meetings.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
06UndatedWhen a problem or a difficult situation arises, say to yourself, as if you already believe it: "This is for my benefit.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
07UndatedThere is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That is simply: Be happy.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
08UndatedYou don't need to be a scientist to know how powerful your imagination is.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
09UndatedZen is a journey of exploration and a way of living that, in and of itself, does not belong to any one religion or tradition. It is about experiencing life in the here and now and about removing the dualistic distinctions between "I" and "you" between "subject" and "objective", between our spiritual and our ordinary, everyday activities.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
10UndatedTimes change and discoveries are made that render earlier techniques and approaches less effective. Change is inevitable. To remain rigid when the whole world is changing and advancing is to invite misfortune. The AA program in particular is challenged with an opportunity of unprecedented magnitude.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
11UndatedYou are not alone in your quest to be who you want and have what you want.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
12UndatedYour perception of the world and the way you see yourself in it has created within your mind a concept, a philosophy, of the way you believe things to be.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
13UndatedBy changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
14Undated... all decisions and actions that will affect your relationship must be made by answering this single question: Will the action I am considering have a negative impact on my relationship? If the answer is yes, don't do it.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
15UndatedEvery person in the AA program who's successful is living proof that he or she does have power over addictive drugs and alcohol- the power to stop.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
16UndatedAA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking," but it isn't open to everyone. It's open only to those who are willing to publicly declare themselves to be alcoholics or addicts and who are willing to give up their inherent right of independence by declaring themselves powerless over addictive drugs and alcohol, as stated in Step One, "We admitted we are powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
17UndatedA computer cannot manufacture new information. That's the difference between our brain and a computer.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
18UndatedWe like to take credit when we get a new idea, as if we originated the idea in our brain, but what we actually did was no less extraordinary: we channeled the idea.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
19UndatedIf you are surrounded by people who not only don't believe in your goals and your positive outlook on life, but who also continually try to tear you down, it will be extremely challenging for you to hold firmly in mind that you will succeed and that you can be happy.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
20UndatedWhat determines each person's state of happiness or unhappiness is not the event itself, but what the event means to that person.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
22UndatedThe answers are never "out there." All the answers are "in there," inside you, waiting to be discovered.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
23UndatedEvery belief that you hold manifests itself in some manner by either causing you to take some form of action or by preventing you from taking action. If you don't believe something is possible, you won't even attempt it.Chris Prentiss / quote ↗
