In my book, Seven Steps to Inner Power:
“How do you know when you have eliminated your weaknesses? When you are no longer dominated by them. For instance, if a former alcoholic refuses to drink, but is afraid to look at a bottle, to some extent she is still being held by the disease. When she can look at the bottle and say, “I am cured, and I am not afraid of you,” she is no longer dominated by the disease. Just so, when you no longer fear you’ll fall prey to your weaknesses, you feel your true strength.”
