…Jan Hus, a fourteenth-century religious reformer in Czechoslovakia. As Hus was being burned at the stake for heresy, his last words were, “Oh blessed simplicity.”
….The simplicity of addiction is not to do the next addictive behavior. The simplicity of the spiritual life is living with love. ~ May, Gerald G.. Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions (pp. 177-178). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
K.I.S.S.
Where but in the rooms of Recovery
would that convey the message,
“Keep It Simple Stupid!”?
Well, it’s an old idea.
Leonardo da Vinci
is often credited
with saying that simplicity
is the ultimate sophistication.
Albert Einstein put it this way:
If you can’t explain it to a six year old,
you don’t understand it yourself.
Bill W. and Dr. Bob left off the “Stupid”
for excellent reasons.
Resent suggestions for alternatives:
“Keep It Simple Sweetie”
“Keep It Simple Spiritually”
and “Keep-It-Soft-&-Shallow”.
Then there’s “Prior to recovery,
‘Stupid’ was probably
one of the NICEST things
that I thought about myself!
Perhaps the message is best
communicated, “Oh Blessed Simplicity!”
Where but in the rooms of Recovery
would that convey the message,
“Keep It Simple Stupid!”?
Well, it’s an old idea.
Leonardo da Vinci
is often credited
with saying that simplicity
is the ultimate sophistication.
Albert Einstein put it this way:
If you can’t explain it to a six year old,
you don’t understand it yourself.
Bill W. and Dr. Bob left off the “Stupid”
for excellent reasons.
Resent suggestions for alternatives:
“Keep It Simple Sweetie”
“Keep It Simple Spiritually”
and “Keep-It-Soft-&-Shallow”.
Then there’s “Prior to recovery,
‘Stupid’ was probably
one of the NICEST things
that I thought about myself!
Perhaps the message is best
communicated, “Oh Blessed Simplicity!”
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