The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous

help in those

strange mental bla...

hopelessly de...

Admit that something is true or valid after rejecting it. Overreacted.

Affecting (touching the emotions )the human spirit or soul

program of action which a hundred of them had followed

Planned events

program of action which a hundred of them had followed

Share sobriety with other stay in the middle of the plate instead of on the edge. Call sponseer. Go to meeting. Relief of start fresh and new. Spiritual principles. Not instant but improves by loving group of drunk. HP

program of action which a hundred of the...

Accomplished aim or purpose

Name only role

prop...

Suggestions

intellectually, hard to swallow. But the program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic. It meant I would have to throw several...

Angry I had to stop drinking

intellectually, hard to swallow. But the program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic. It meant I would have to throw several...

I self and my=ism

spiritual

principles

hope, more useful than the life I lived before.

I would not go back to it even if I could.

first nip of the wringer. Most alcoholics have to be pretty badly mangled before they really commence to solve their problems.

hopelessness

Dispear

plight

Dangerous

there is no doubt in my mind that you were 100% hopeless,...

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People like you are too heartbreaking.

Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective

mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power.

ag·nos·tic n. a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God. ■ adj. of or relating to agnostics or we don't know without knowledge. Running the show standing on our own.

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Difference contrast

If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic.

Truth fair honorable

If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic.

Has the roof of your mouth ever been sunburn. Can you stop on your own⁉️

If that be the case, you may be suffering from an illness which only a spiritual ...

alcoholic of the hopeless variety. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face.

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alcoholic of the hopeless variety. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face.

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or else.

Our human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly.

Lack of power, that was our dilemma. we had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power?

is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.

spiritual as well as moral.

God.

We were bothered with the thought that faith and dependence upon a Power beyond ourselves was somewhat weak, even cowardly.

theological systems,

deep skep...

as...

Suspicions or disapproval

when enchanted by a starlit night, “Who, then, make all this?

We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.

Group of Drunks Higher Power Spirit of the Universe Good Orderly Direction

Our own conception, however inadequate, was sufficient to make the approach and to effect a contact with Him.

Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe underlying the

new sense of power and ...

simple ...

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