1st STEP
Our so called will power becomes
what is practically non existent
These are laid at our feet...
What is: the simple kit of spiritual tools.
No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his _________.
What is: fellows.
This is the how and the why of it. First of all, we had to quit playing...
What is: God.
When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the _______ __ ____ _______, we had to stop doubting the power of God.
What is: Spirit of the Universe
We are without defense against this...
WE, OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the ________ ______.
What is: Drink Problem.
The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great ________ of every abnormal drinker.
What is: obsession.
The fabric of our existence was shot through with this
What is Fear
In this respect alcohol was a great persuader. It finally beat us into a state of reasonableness. Sometimes this was a _______ process;
What is: tedious
Therefore, the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, ____________________.
What is ; rather than in his body
Further on, ________ ____________ are given showing how we recovered.
What is: clear-cut directions.
JIM FAILED TO ENLARGE THIS
WHAT IS HIS SPIRITUAL LIFE
One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept __________ help.
Spiritual Help
Well, that's exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will....
What is: solve your problem
The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of _______ in drink.
What is: choice
Finish this sentence: Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we...
What is: may help meet their needs.
Fred's Story-
Though I had been only a nominal churchman, their proposals were not, intellectually, hard to swallow. But the program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty _________.
What is: drastic
No one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these...
What is: principles.
If that be the case , you may be suffering from an illness which only a ________. _________ will conquer
What is: Spiritual Experience
One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could; and the other, to accept __________ help.
The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a _______ __________.
What is: Common Solution
we are convinced to a man that alcoholics or our type are in the grip of a
what is progressive illness
The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on ____-_____ can hardly be a success.
What is: Self-Will.
Much to our relief, we discovered we did not need to consider another's __________ of God.
What is: conception