Thought for Today
It is now well established that willpower all by itself is about as effective a cure for alcohol addiction as it is for cancer. . . Most of us tried going it alone, hoping either to control our drinking or to stop, and we had no lasting success in either endeavor. But we finally asked ourselves: Wouldn't it be more intelligent to seek out and tap a strength greater than our own than to persist in our futile solo efforts?
-- Living Sober, page 73
It is now well established that willpower all by itself is about as effective a cure for alcohol addiction as it is for cancer. . . Most of us tried going it alone, hoping either to control our drinking or to stop, and we had no lasting success in either endeavor. But we finally asked ourselves: Wouldn't it be more intelligent to seek out and tap a strength greater than our own than to persist in our futile solo efforts?
-- Living Sober, page 73
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