"It is very difficult to steer a parked car and make much progress toward any destination ... In short, I had to be going somewhere before I could be guided."
Rochester, NY, October 1979
From: "Wrinkles in My Ego"
Step By Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery
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"Following a spiritual path has become increasingly essential to me. Contrary to my fear that taking Step Three would condemn me to a life of brave self-sacrifice, I find instead that it frees me to think and act as my truest self."
Thompson, Penn., March 1997 From: "A Remarkable Sensation" Emotional Sobriety: The Next Frontier
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"Humility is a personal achievement, it cannot be given away. It comes in glimmers and grows like an ice crystal. It is fragile, too, thus requiring constant care and protection."
Seattle, Wash., January 1992
From: "Enjoying Anonymity" The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA
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"Regardless of worldly success or failure, regardless of pain or joy, regardless of sickness or health or even of death itself, a new life of endless possibilities can be lived if we are willing to continue our awakening, through the practice of AA's Twelve Steps."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., December 1957
From: "The Greatest Gift of All"
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