In all times of emotional disturbance or indecision, we can pause, ask for quiet, and in the stillness simply say: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Thy will, not mine, be done." Good judgment will suggest that we ought to take our time. Such a radical change in our outlook will take time, maybe a lot of time. I simply had to believe in a Spirit of the Universe, who knew neither time nor limitation. I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes.

Nevertheless, we find that our thinking will, as time passes, be more and more on the plane of inspiration.

For by this time sanity will have returned.

In time they will see that he is a new man and in their own way they will let him know it.

It will take time to clear away the wreck.

Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)