A.A. Digest--

Squad One, Washington, D. C.--"Eliminating, but not judging, those alcoholics who are not serious, it is possible that slips can be divided into two classes: (1) Those which happen during the first weeks or months and occasionally continue for a longer period. In this case it is probable that the member has not yet been blessed with the vital spirit of A.A.--the spiritual experience, the personality change, the brand new happy attitude toward God, toward life and toward fellowmen; (2) Those which happen to a member who has been so blessed. In this case it is probable that the briefest and best answer is given by our book--'Something has happened to his spiritual status.' "