| When I first came to the program I could have answered your question with a very simple reply, “To learn how not to drink and be happy about it.”
Today, I do what I do so that I can maintain that contented sobriety and when needed, have the ability to counteract calamity with serenity.
The wonder of it all is that I got everything I ever wanted when I first started plus much, much more!
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"Temper is a quality that at a critical moment brings out the best in steel and worst in people."
- William Grohse
NOTE: All Big Book quotes are from the First Edition of the Big Book
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