Quote December 27, 2016
“Service made me feel useful. Twelfth Step work taught me to accept my past.”
State College, Pa., April 1994 “Working Incognito” Spiritual Awakenings
Quote December 27, 2013
“Service made me feel useful. Twelfth Step work taught me to accept my past.”
State College, Pa., April 1994 “Working Incognito,” Spiritual Awakenings
Quote September 26, 2015
"I have learned how to place principles before personalities, begun to understand that it's okay for me to be wrong, and that it is also all right for me to allow others to be wrong and to make mistakes. Learning to let go is a huge part of service work on all levels."
Cleveland, OH, February 2010 "More Than One Way" Young & Sober: Stories By Those Who Found AA Early
Quote September 26 2012
"I have learned how to place principles before personalities, begun to understand that it's okay for me to be wrong, and that it is also all right for me to allow others to be wrong and to make mistakes. Learning to let go is a huge part of service work on all levels."
Cleveland, Ohio, February 2010 From: "More Than One Way" Young & Sober: Stories By Those Who Found AA Early
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