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“Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.”
“Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.” — Alcoholics Anonymous (1939) · Chapter 2 · There Is a SolutionWhere it comes from
From Chapter 2, where the book levels with the reader about the cost of the solution before selling its rewards.
Today’s reflectionRefreshing honesty from a recruitment pitch: almost nobody liked it. The inventory, the swallowed pride, the saying-it-out-loud — the founders disliked it exactly as much as you do. They did it anyway, which is the entire difference. Comfort was never on the menu; freedom was. If you’re dreading a step, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re in the majority of everyone who ever got free.
Read the original passage · There Is a Solution, 1939 →Step 6 · WillingnessQuote from the 1939 first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous (public domain). Reflection original to northcarolinasober.com. This site is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
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