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**CarolD** · 06-28-2009, 08:34 AM

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THE DETERMINATION OF OUR FOUNDERS

A year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159

If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live and I know A.A. is available twenty-four hours a day. If I had had to hang on with nothing but hope and a desire not to drink, experiencing rejection wherever I went, I would have sought the easier, softer way and returned to my previous way of life.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

jimhere · 06-28-2009, 10:25 AM

It wasn't all determination, although on Bill's part it may have been.

They were driven at first by the need to stay sober and then that motive became transcended by the happiness they found in the giving of themselves for others.
Jim

Big Book references from Alcoholics Anonymous, First Edition

06-28-2009, 08:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	Daily Reflections ~~~~^Daily Reflections^~~~~ THE DETERMINATION OF OUR FOUNDERS A year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159 If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, A.A. would have quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live and I know A.A. is available twenty-four hours a day. If I had had to hang on with nothing but hope and a desire not to drink, experiencing rejection wherever I went, I would have sought the easier, softer way and returned to my previous way of life. Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC. __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

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06-28-2009, 10:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
jimhere Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 2,392	It wasn't all determination, although on Bill's part it may have been. They were driven at first by the need to stay sober and then that motive became transcended by the happiness they found in the giving of themselves for others. Jim Big Book references from Alcoholics Anonymous, First Edition

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