There was a time when we ignored trouble,
hoping it would go away.
Or, in fear and in depression, we ran from it,
but found it was still with us. . .
Then came AA.
Here we learned that trouble was really a fact of life for everybody --
a fact that had to be understood and dealt with.
Surprisingly, we found that our troubles could,
under God's grace,
be converted into unimagined blessings.
- Bill W., Letter 1966.
Spiritual and emotional growth
does not depend so much upon success
as it does upon failures and setbacks.
H I T = Hang In There.