Bill Wilson Quotes

To the world, you are just one person, but to one person you may be the world.

I used to think that I only mattered to my family. After all, I'm their son/daughter, right? But then I realized that people outside of my family have also loved and supported me. So even though I only matter to a select few it doesn't take away from who I am or how much those people love me.

The willingness to grow is the essence of all spiritual development.

Spiritual growth has its leaps and bounds, but it also has long interludes, and sometimes even regression. Some believers seem not to want growth, and others prematurely claim spiritual maturity that is more wishful thinking than reality. Yet this is God’s chosen way, and we must understand it.

Pain is the touchstone of all growth.

pain is one of the greatest gifts we have been given. Legitimate pain helps us identify areas of our lives that are not working well. Legitimate pain leads to growth. Do not be afraid of pain. Just handle it. It will bring you to a better place.

The good is the enemy of the best.

Settling for things that are merely good or adequate can prohibit one from achieving that which is ideal. The Best is the enemy of the good.” For it sometimes happens that, in striving for the perfect thing, we miss the truly good in other things.

Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.

At times, despair, sadness, and hopelessness fill us. None of us will get out of this world without experiencing tragedy. We were surrounded by darkness, inside and out. Recovery teaches us to trust in the “Light,” to believe it is there even when we can’t see it. In this, we must believe deeply.