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Mine is in the beginning of We Agnostics "If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us would have recovered long ago. But we found that such codes and philosophies did not save us, no matter how much we tried. We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philisophically comforted, in fact we could will these things with all our might , but the needed power wasn't there. Our human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly."
I love that part (It's so me) - what's your favorite?
I love that part (It's so me) - what's your favorite?
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Re: favorite part of the book?
Mon, November 10, 2003 - 1:03 PMMy favorite part is
"taking a trip, not taking a trip."
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Re: favorite part of the book?
Tue, November 11, 2003 - 2:26 AMI'd have to say I love Chapter 1.
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Re: favorite part of the book?
Fri, November 14, 2003 - 12:03 PMJust read this in a book study the other night... it seems especially poignant in retrospect considering that a friend of mine who missed that meeting went out that night, for a night. We went to a meeting together the following night, and seeing him...wow, after just one day out
mysterious ways I tell ya...
"...after hearing some more of my story, he turned around and said to Doc-I don't thin khe knew I heard him, but I did-he said, "Well, I believe he's worth saving and working on." They said to me, "Do you want to quit drinking? It's none of our business about your drinking. We're not up here trying to take any of your rights or privileges away from you, but we have a program whereby we think we can stay sober. Part of that program is that we take it to someone else who needs it and wants it. Now, if you don't want it, we'll not take up your time, and we'll be going and looking for someone else."
The next thing they wanted tyo know was if I thought I could quit of my own accord, without any help, if I could just walk out of the hospital and never take another drink. If I could, that was wonderful, that was just fine, and they would very much appreciate a person who had that kind of power, but they were looking for a man who knew he had a problem and knew he couldn't handle it by himself and needed outside help.
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One of the fellows, I thin it was Doc, said, "Well, you want to quit?" I said "Yes, Doc, I would like to quit, at least for five, six, or eight months, until I get things straightened up, and begin to get the respect of my wife and some other people back, and get my finances fixed up and so on." And they both laughed very heartily and said, "That's better than you've been doing, isn't it?" Which of course was true. They said, "We've got some bad news for you. It was bad news for us, and it will probably be bad news for you. Whether you quit six days, months, or years, if you go out and take a drink or two, you'll end up in this hospital tied down, just like you have been in these pst six months. You are an alcoholic." As far as I know that was the first time I had ever paid any attention to that word. I figured I was just a drunk. And they said, "No, you have a disease, and it doesn't make any difference how long you do without it, after a drink or two you'll end up just like you are now."
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Re: favorite part of the book?
Sat, November 15, 2003 - 3:18 PM"One night, when confined in a hospital, he was approached by an alcoholic who had known a spiritual experience. Our friend's gorge rose as he bitterly cried out: 'If there is a God, He certainly hasn't done anything for me!' But later, alone in his room, he asked himself this question: 'Is it possible that all the religious people I have known are wrong?' While pondering the answer he felt as though he lived in hell. Then, like a thunderbolt, a great thought came. It crowded all else:
'Who are you to say there is no God'
This man recounts that he tumbled out of bed to his knees. In a few seconds he was overwhelmed by a conviction of the Presence of God. It poured over and through him with the certainty and majesty of a great tide at flood. The barriers he had built through the years were swept away. He stood in the Presence of Infinite Power and Love. He stepped from the bridge to shore. for the first time, he lived in conscious companionship with his creator." -
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Re: Can I have 2?
Sat, November 15, 2003 - 3:26 PM"We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator. We can laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically, it is the way of strength. The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. ALL MEN OF FAITH HAVE COURAGE. They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do. We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we commence to outgrow fear."
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