AA is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.
BILL W.AA is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.
BILL W.Nowadays my brain no longer races compulsively in either elation, grandiosity, or depression. I have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine.
BILL W.Each day my friend’s simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men.
BILL W.We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.
BILL W.No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
BILL W.Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is a moving and fascinating adventure.
BILL W.You are asking yourself, as all of us must: ‘Who am I?’ . . . ‘Where am I?’ . . . ‘Whence do I go?’ The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But, in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in complete simplicity.
BILL W.Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
BILL W.When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.
BILL W.We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.
BILL W.I am the creator of my own reality. When I [review my day], I know that I must stop judging others.
BILL W.In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
BILL W.Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
BILL W.More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
BILL W.If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life – the one that did not work – for a new life that can and does work under any conditions whatever.
BILL W.How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning of my last debauch.
BILL W.