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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.


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... realizes that he has undergone a profound ...   BB p.567(569), Appendix II, Spiritual Experience   Display entire Appendix II
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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