In closing I would like to say that the opinions expressed here were
strictly those of the person who gave them. Take what you liked and leave
the rest.
The things you heard were spoken in confidence and should be treated as
confidential. Keep them within the walls of this room and the confines of
your mind.
A few special words to those of you who haven't been with us long: Whatever
your problems, there are those among us who have had them, too. If you try
to keep an open mind, you will find help. You will come to realize that
there is no situation too difficult to be bettered and no unhappiness too
great to be lessened.
We aren't perfect. The welcome we give you may not show the warmth we have
in our hearts for you. After a while, you'll discover that though you may
not like all of us,
you'll love us in a very special way--the same way we already love you.
Talk to each other, reason things out with someone else, but let there be no
gossip or criticism of one another. Instead, let the understanding, love and
peace of the program grow in you one day at a time.
Will all who care to, join me in the closing prayer.
God, grant me the serenity to
Accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Keep coming back, it works.
Revised: 5/15/96
Posted: 7/22/96 2019