In shame and despair, I went to my first A.A. meeting.  By some minor miracle, I was able to suspend opinion, analysis, judgment, and criticism, and instead to listen and hear.  I heard someone say that A.A. works for those who work for it, those who put ACTION into the program.  For me, at the time, action consisted of simply showing up at an A.A. meeting and following the suggestions I heard….The first step in the process of ‘coming to believe’ had been taken.

AA Came to Believe, page 42

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Alcoholics Anonymous: Reproduction of the First Printing of the First Edition
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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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