“Her sponsor reminded her that she had a long history of moving to avoid facing the truth about herself. She told her, “The trouble with the geographic cure (and the inherent reason for its’ failure) is that you always bring yourself with you to your new location.”
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
There were flights from city to country and back, as my wife and I sought escape. Then came the night when the physical and mental torture was so hellish I feared I would burst through my window, sash and all. Somehow I managed to drag my mattress to a lower floor, lest I suddenly leap.
— Page 6 Alcoholics Anonymous
