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Rarely have we seen a person failed who has thoroughly followed our past.

Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give

themselves to this simple program. Usually men and women who are constitutionally

incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunate. They are not at fault. They seem to have

been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living

which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those two who suffer

from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity

to be honest. Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now.

If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it,

then you are ready to take certain steps.

As some of these we bought, we thought we could find an easier, softer way, but we could

not.

With all the earnestnesses, our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.

Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas, and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.

Remember that we deal with alcohol, cunning, baffling, powerful. Without help, it is too much for us. But there is one who has all power. That one is God. may you find him now half measures availed us

nothing we stood at the turning point we asked his protection and care with

complete abandon here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery.

One, we admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Two, came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

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