“When faced with true desperation, my willingness to follow A.A.’s solution was very easy to find. I seemed to be ina wave of it. As the circumstances of my life began to improve, that willingness at times seemed a bit more difficult to find within me.”
If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. […] In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom and find the blessing in every curse.
— Anthon St. Maarten, Divine Living
Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish.
— Page 16 Alcoholics Anonymous
