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How often have you heard it said, "I was too busy to make the meeting last night," or, "I was so darn tired I just couldn't get there"? Of course, either one of these two may hold true, but too often they are indications of the beginning of a return to the old line of thinking. For this reason, then, when you are "too busy" or "too tired," stop and ask yourself--"Is this true or am I rationalizing?" Be honest. If you are not it may not be long before you have nothing to be "too busy" about. Only by constant association with A.A.s and their problems do we re-learn those principles of living that get us sober and keep us in that happy state. The 12 Steps are not like the multiplication table. We can't learn them once and then sit back and have them work for us the rest of our lives. Being mere humans, it is only by constant re-education that we can hope to achieve and then keep the strength and happiness given us by A.A.