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Big Book Quote
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family
back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come
back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his
recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his
relationship with God. We have seen men get well whose families have
not returned at all. We have seen others slip when the family came
back too soon."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 1st. Edition, Working With Others, pg. 99~
"Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family
back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come
back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his
recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his
relationship with God. We have seen men get well whose families have
not returned at all. We have seen others slip when the family came
back too soon."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 1st. Edition, Working With Others, pg. 99~
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How true this is. And it can be a difficult one. Who wouldn't want the support of family and a spouse? But if the alcoholic doesn't have this support they must go on and not use that as an excuse not to recover. It's about getting right with God and doing the right thing.
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