From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... realizes for
himself, that his humble admission ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Every newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous
is told, and soon realizes for himself, that his humble admission of powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip.
2.
... realizes that
he has undergone a profound ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
He finally realizes that he
has undergone a profound alteration in
his reaction to life; that
such a change could hardly have been brought
about by himself alone.
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