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April 1964

Tapping New Energies

Most of us continue living unnecessarily near our surface." <emphasis type="underline">William James</emphasis>

ALL of AA's Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our old chosen ways--they all deflate our ego. And none is so deflating, yet none so rewarding, as painful Step Five, if we are conscientious with it. Taking it, we felt released; we were cleansed; we were lifted; we felt new power flow in. And beyond doubt, the effort was the greatest that we'd ever made counter-ego.

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