Alcoholism is a grievous and often fatal malady
of the mind and body . . .
We have found that these awful conditions invariably
bring on the third phase of our malady.
This is the sickness of the spirit;
a sickness for which there must necessarily
be a spiritual remedy.
We AA's recognize this in the first five words
of Step Twelve.
Those words are:
'Having had a spiritual awakening . . .'
Here we name the remedy for our threefold sickness
of body, mind, and soul.
Bill W., March 1960.

Thought to Ponder....

When the spiritual malady is overcome,
we straighten out mentally and physically.

Recovery Related Acronym

T R U S T  =  Teaching Recovery Using Steps and Traditions.