AA Step 3
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The Decision |
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Step One |
The Problem |
Self will |
Life is Unmanageable |
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Step Two |
The Solution |
God's will |
Life is Manageable |
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Step Three |
The Decision |
Between self will & God's will |
Between unmanageable & manageable |
The main thing about understanding step 3 is to understand that NOTHING HAPPENS except the decision (and the prayer of course). The exception to this is that we may get some temporary relief from having made the decision to get well. (This will so go away if we do not follow it with action).
Deciding is real. Imagination or day dreaming is largely theoretical. We can never really know whether it is a figment of our imagination or a real decision until we have taken action concerning the decision or not taken action concerning the imagining or daydreaming we did. We need enough time to go by for us to look