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“We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.” — Alcoholics Anonymous (1939) · Chapter 6 · Into Action

One of the Promises from Chapter 6, describing what members noticed happening partway through making their amends.

The interesting word is “intuitively.” Nobody hands you a manual for the hard conversation, the old trigger, the bad afternoon — but somewhere in the steps, the right move starts arriving on its own. It isn’t magic; it’s what happens when fear stops running the switchboard. Pause today before reacting to the thing that baffles you. The answer that surfaces in the quiet is usually the program talking.

Quote from the 1939 first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous (public domain). Reflection original to georgiasober.com. This site is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.