Sublime

One way or the other I was convinced I’d be hurt.

Then came the insidious insanity of that first drink,

We either become alcoholics,

The Higher Power is patient as it seeks to help the adult child find wholeness and integration of a divided self.

For years I was sure the worst thing that could happen to a nice guy like me would be that I would turn out to be an alcoholic. Today I find it’s the best thing that has ever happened to me.

The spiritual principles of Step Four are self-honesty and courage.

Many of the people around me wanted me to go to treatment, but I resisted. I didn’t want the kids at school to know what was going on. If I went to treatment, they’d all know within a week.

Well, that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. That means we have written a book which we believe to be spiritual as well as moral. And it means, of course, that we are going to talk about God.