11th Step

"We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, Page 75~

"In dealing with resentments, we set them on paper. We listed people, institutions or principles with whom we were angry. We asked ourselves why we were angry. In most cases it was found that our self-esteem, our pocketbooks, our ambitions, our personal relationships,(including sex) were hurt or threatened."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, Page 64 ~

We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, Page 67 ~

Some of us sought out sordid places, hoping to find understanding companionship and approval. Momentarily we did—then would come oblivion and the awful awakening to face the hideous Four Horsemen—Terror, Bewilderment, Frustration, Despair. Unhappy drinkers who read this page will understand.

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, Page 151~

The less people tolerated us, the more we withdrew from society, from life itself. As we became subjects of King Alcohol, shivering denizens of his mad realm, the chilling vapor that is loneliness settled down. It thickened, ever becoming blacker.

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, Page 151~

“We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. He is like the farmer who came up out of his cyclone cellar to find his home ruined. To his wife, he remarked, "Don't see anything the matter here, Ma. Ain't it grand the wind stopped blowin'?"

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Page 82~

"The alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of others. Hearts are broken. Sweet relationships are dead. Affections have been uprooted. Selfish and inconsiderate habits have kept the home in turmoil.”

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Page 82~

"We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him. To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, Page 46~

"It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 85~

Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, Pg. 100~