“The sponsor told his new pledge to listen carefully to those he would meet in A.A. “As you listen to those who boast about their accomplishments, financial gain and possessions, remember the large ego is evidence of the spiritual malady. Don’t forget the formula: ego = only interested in me. It is the great separator of us.”
The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.
— Deepak Chopra
We can check ourselves by remembering that we are today sober only by the Grace of God and that any success we may be having is far more His success than ours.
— Page 92 Twelve and Twelve
