if we are PAINSTAKING about this PHASE of our developement we will be amazed before we are halfway through we are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness we will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it we will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace no matter how far down the scale we have gone we will see how our experience can benefit others that feeling of uselessness and self pity will dissapear we loose intrest in selfish things and gain intrest in our fellows self seeking will slip away our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us we will intuitivelly know how to handle situations which used to baffle us we will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves are theese extravagant promises we think not they are being fullfilled among us sometimes quickly sometimes slowly they will allways materialize if we work for them

   Thanks for letting me share    GG

                                                                             AA Big Book P.83~84