“We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.”
“We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.” — Alcoholics Anonymous (1939) · Chapter 6 · Into ActionWhere it comes from
One of the Promises — the passage in Chapter 6 describing what tends to happen in people’s lives partway through making their Ninth Step amends.
Today’s reflectionThis promise sounds impossible early on — most of us would pay good money to shut the door on our past. But the past is where our usefulness lives. The exact thing you’re most ashamed of becomes the exact thing that lets you sit with a newcomer and say “me too.” Nothing is wasted. Today, consider that your history might be your qualification, not your disqualification.
Read the original passage · Into Action, 1939 →Step 9 · The PromisesQuote from the 1939 first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous (public domain). Reflection original to miamisober.com. This site is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
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