Originally Posted by
Harry01854 
... NO. Knowing that this is a LIFETIME process, and I am continually working on self, it doesn't get easier.
My experience was, I had to use a lot of effort and energy to get the spiritual awakening, but after that, it is just a matter of staying spiritually fit. Kind of like getting a car or truck rolling, it takes a lot of torque to get it up to speed but just a few HP to keep it rolling.
"We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. We feel as though we had been placed in a position of neutrality—safe and protected. We have not even sworn off. Instead, the problem has been removed. It does not exist for us. We are neither cocky nor are we afraid. That is how we react so long as we keep in fit spiritual condition. "
(page 85)