Quotes - The Solution

AA

Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism

Page 42, the last two paragraphs; page 43, top-most paragraph

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"Then they outlined the spiritual answer and program of action which a hundred of them had followed successfully. Though I had been only a nominal churchman, their proposals were not, intellectually, hard to swallow. But the program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic. It meant I would have to throw several lifelong conceptions out of the window. That was not easy. But the moment I made up my mind to go through with the process, I had the curious feeling that my alcoholic condition was relieved, as in fact it proved to be.

"Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems. I have since

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been brought into a way of living infinitely more satisfying and, I hope, more useful than the life I lived before..."