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Walks in the
Rain Winnebago Once more: The
alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the
first drink. Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human
being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher
Power. Big Book
pg. 43 Reprinted with
permission A.A.W.S. Lack of power,
that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and
it had to be a Power greater than
ourselves. Obviously. Big Book
pg. 45 Reprinted with
permission A.A.W.S. Our description
of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures
before and after make clear three pertinent
ideas: (a) That we were alcoholic and could not
manage our own lives. (b) That probably no human power could have
relieved our alcoholism. (c) That God could and would if He were
sought. Big Book
pg. 60 Reprinted with
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