"He has become convinced that he has more problems than alcohol, and that some of these refuse to be solved by all the sheer personal determination and courage he can muster. They have become persuaded, and rightly so, that many problems besides alcohol will not yield to a headlong assault powered by the individual alone."
"How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just what we shall think and just how we shall act! (Ed. Note: I added the exclamation point.) We are certain that our intelligence, backed by willpower, can rightly control our inner lives and guarantee us success in the world we live in. This, of course, if the process by which instinct and logic seek to bolster egotism, and so frustrate spiritual development."
And the Big Kahuna of Step Three: "So it is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to A.A." Yeah, you didn't show up because you thought some spiritual development would be helpful. You showed up because your ass was on fire and your pants were made of gunpowder and you were holding buckets of jet fuel in each hand.
You. Were. Out. Of options.
And the Big Reminder of Step Three: "All of the Twelve Steps require sustained and personal exertion to conform to their principles and so, we trust, to God's will."
Sustained: Held continuously at a certain level
Exertion: Vigorous action or effort.
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