“I was never too good at a math in school,” the two-year sober member told the new man. What! do know from business is that mathematics are all about the net results. That is why we use them. In A.A. we learn through our experience that the 12 steps are the perfect proof, that there is addition through subtraction.”
The soul grows by subtraction, not by addition.
— Henry David Thoreau
I saw that growth could start from that point. Upon a foundation of complete willingness I might build what I saw in my friend. Would I have it? Of course I would!
— Page 12 Alcoholics Anonymous
