The Twelve Steps Revisited/step 11
December 1962
By:
J.E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
<emphasis type="italic">Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God</emphasis> as we understood Him, <emphasis type="italic">praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out</emphasis>.
Grapevine Daily Quote September 1, 2018
“I don’t need to project the future or cry about the past. Just live to the best of my ability, one day at a time.”
“The Best of My Ability,” Bangkok, Thailand, October 1988, AA Around the World: Adventures in Recovery
Quote September 1, 2016
“I don’t need to project the future or cry about the past. Just live to the best of my ability, one day at a time.”
Bangkok, Thailand, October 1988 “The Best of My Ability” AA Around the World: Adventures in Recovery
Quote September 1 2013
"I don't need to project the future or cry about the past. Just live to the best of my ability, one day at a time."
Bangkok, Thailand, October 1988 "The Best of My Ability" AA Around the World: Adventures in Recovery
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