Hi, Rick...Thanks for your Big Book quotes.  Even though, I am from the Alanon side, I study parts of the BB.  It really helps me.  I  get just as sick,or sicker than my A, and I always feel like an alcoholic myself even though I am not the drinker.  The Big Book and open AA helps me get well, too, and helps me work the twelve steps and my program, too.     When I Pray or Meditate, I have found it very helpful to be specific.  Not general.  Why Not?   When I ask, My HP, says "Yes, No or Wait"   And if I ask about a specific struggle I am having, my HP takes it away or gets me through it!    Keep on Postin' Rick!   :coffee: