TAKING "ONE GIANT STEP" -
" ... we decide to
turn our will and our
lives over to the care of
God as we understand Him.
This is a giant step. We don't
have to be religious; any-
one can take this step.
All that is required is
willingness." (The
BasicText,
p. 25)
TO TAP INTO ONE'S "UNSUSPECTED INNER RESOURCE" -
"He finally real-
izes that he has un-
dergone a profound al-
teration in his reaction to
life;" "With few exceptions
our members find that they
have tapped an unsuspect-
ed inner resource which
they presently identify
with their own concep-
tion of a Power great-
er than themselves."
(The Big Book, p,
ο»Ώ569 - 570)
"Human beings,
by changing the
inner attitudes of
their minds, can
change the out-
er aspects of
their lives."
- William James (1842 - 1910) U.S. psychologist & 12-step progenitor
HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.