Half Measures

Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition (Kindle Location 983).

They come to the Rooms of Recovery,
identify, find a community, comfort,
hope. Then they turn to Chapter 5,
"How It Works" and are challenged
to work the Steps. Some do, find Recovery,
a brand new life, but others don't.
Surely they feel, they get enough Recovery
working with program people.
And they never take the challenge
of the Steps. Eventually they learn
that other message in Chapter 5.
That is the turning point, and they turned away.
“Half measures availed us nothing.”