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Wonders

August 2, 2009

“Out of every season of grief or suffering,
when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust,
new lessons for living were learned,
new resources of courage were uncovered,
and that finally, inescapably,
the conviction came that God does
‘move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.‘ ”
1953AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve [...]

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Progress

June 20, 2009

“Day by day, we try to move a little
toward God‘s perfection.
So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt
for failure to achieve His likeness and image by Thursday next.
Progress is our aim,
and His perfection is the beacon, light-years away,
that draws us on.”
Bill W., Letter, 1966
1967AAWS, As Bill [...]

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Willpower

March 21, 2009

“We AA‘s know the futility of trying to break the drinking obsession by will power alone. However, we do know that it takes great willingness to adopt AA‘s Twelve Steps as a way of life that can restore us to sanity.
“Bill W., Letter, 1966 As Bill Sees It, p. 88

Thought to Consider . . [...]

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