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"We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. We made it when we took inventory. We subjected ourselves to a drastic self-appraisal. Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the past. We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we haevn't the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol."

"Now we need more action, without which we find that 'Faith without works is dead.'"

Alcoholics Anonymous
Into Action
Page 76

One of the things I count as a blessing is the memory of how bad it got. Not that I want to dwell in the past, but I never want to forget. Sometimes I use those bad memories to motivate me to keep doing what I need to do each day to stay sober and live a life free from the compulsion to drink.

Just as the text suggests, willingness is key, but then comes the requirement to actually do something about it.



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