February 12

February 12 – AM          Page 76, Into Action, Chapter 6

When ready, we say something like this:  “My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad.  I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows.  Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding.  Amen.”  We have then completed Step Seven.

February 12 – PM          Page 92, Working With Others, Chapter 7

If you are satisfied that he is a real alcoholic, begin to dwell on the hopeless feature of the malady.  Show him, from your own experience, how the queer mental condition surrounding that first drink prevents normal functioning of the will power.  Don’t, at this stage, refer to this book, unless he has seen it and wishes to discuss it.  And be careful not to brand him as an alcoholic.  Let him draw his own conclusion.  If he sticks to the idea that he can still control his drinking, tell him that possibly he can—if he is not too alcoholic.  But insist that if he is severely afflicted, there may be little chance he can recover by himself.