RESPECT

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NA literature is written by members, for members. The advance material we gather from across the Fellowship will be woven together to represent our collective experience on living by spiritual principles. Submissions are welcome in any language.

We appreciate your input in whatever format suits you. Your ideas and experience are what's important at this stage. No need to get hung up on grammar or spelling. Bullet points may be just as useful as paragraphs. Thanks so much for offering your thoughts!

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* 1. QUOTATION: Select a passage from our literature to use as your writing prompt. You can choose from those listed on the drop-down menu or enter one you've found helpful.

Practicing this principle doesn’t necessarily mean that others respect us; it means we offer others the respect we wish for ourselves, and that we respect ourselves enough to walk in dignity and quiet strength. (Guiding Principles, Tradition 11).

We approach people with love and kindness, carrying within ourselves a deep and abiding respect for the feelings of others (It Works, Step 9).

We start by not engaging in self-abuse and gradually learn to treat our body, mind, and spirit with honor and respect (Living Clean, Chapter 4, “Wellness and Health”).

As we clean up our wreckage and live differently, we can respect our actions and find respect for ourselves in the process (Living Clean, Chapter 2, “Connection to Ourselves”).

When we regard one another with respect, we open the door to a different kind of communication (Living Clean, Chapter 7, “Principles, Practice, and Perspective”).

Other (Enter quotation of your choice and its source in the box below.)

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* 2. Write a couple of paragraphs or material for a couple of paragraphs that relate to the quotation you selected. (It may be easier to write in another program and cut & paste here.)

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* 3. Reflection: Write a sentence or two for the reader to reflect upon.

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