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
Quote September 2 2013
"By admitting where I was at fault, I was given the ability to forgive ... With forgiveness came a freedom that I had not anticipated. The amends had required nothing but courage, and a faith that my Higher Power would carry me where I had been too afraid to walk alone."
Sterling, Alaska, September 1993 "Scene of the Crime" Step By Step
Quote September 3, 2013
"I had a really good reason for working Step Nine and making amends to my family and friends. I didn't want a parade of people at my funeral singing, 'Ding, dong, the wicked witch is dead!'"
Sarasota, Fla., February 2009 "Heard at Meetings" Step By Step
Quote September 4 2013
"AA is spiritual, is the eye of the hurricane, is my refuge and my comfort."
Oklahoma City, Okla., December 1992 "Eye of the Hurricane" Spiritual Awakenings
Quote September 5 2013
"My Higher Power works incognito, defying definition and requiring faith."
State College, Penn., April 1994 "Working Incognito" Spiritual Awakenings
