"These were revolutionary and drastic proposals, but the moment I fully accepted them, the effect was electric. There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity as I had never known.
For a moment I was alarmed, and called my friend, the doctor, to ask if I were still sane. He listened in wonder as I talked.
Finally he shook his head
saying, 'Something has happened to you I don't understand. But you had better
hang on to it. Anything is better than the way you were.' The good doctor now
sees many men who have such experiences. He knows that they are
real."
2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth
Edition
Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 14