From "The Keys to the Kingdom:"
"I have had my share of problems, heartaches,
and disappointments because that is life, but
also I have known a great deal of joy and a
peace that is the handmaiden of an inner freedom.
I have a wealth of friends and, with my A.A.
friends, an unusual quality of fellowship. For, to
these people, I am truly related. First, with mutual
pain and despair, and later through mutual
objectives and newfound faith and hope."

c. 2001, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 276
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