From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... defective, but
he somehow knows that God ...
12&12 p.109,
Step Twelve
His own character may still be gravely defective, but he somehow knows that God has enabled him to make a mighty beginning, and he
senses that he stands at
the edge of new mysteries, joys, and experiences of which he had never even dreamed.
2.
... defective relations
with other human beings have ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
Since defective relations
with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate
cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation
could yield more satisfying and valuable
rewards than this one.
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