“We admitted we were powerless over our addiction – that our lives had become unmanageable.” step 1 AA If you misunderstand the dash, you will misunderstand Step 1. This is important. If you miss it you…well… you won’t make it to Step 2. It’s that’s simple. Of course, a spiritual problem cannot be solved numerically … Read More
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.– Step 5 AA Before I rush to explain why the 5th step is crucial for the alcoholic, I want to give a shout to the other “human being” on the receiving end. When we talk, someone needs to … Read More
Step Four Requires Willingness “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.”-AA Step 4 Step Four of the Alcoholics Anonymous is the notorious bugaboo of newcomer superstition. It’s easy to understand the immense fear associated with this step. Particularly its demand for vulnerability and exhibition of flaws and wrongdoings. It doesn’t take a stretch … Read More
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” – AA Step 3 There it is. We’ve tried to avoid it but now it’s in our face. In the previous steps we pontificated concepts and ideas, but now, we are asked to tailor our life … Read More
“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Step 2 AA Step Two has a specific target in its crosshairs: the mind. On page 23 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, this is abundantly clear. It states, “Therefore, the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather … Read More
The fact that life seems dull without drugs and alcohol is a testament to the idiocracy of our culture. That line of reasoning takes the cake in terms of sober myths. It’s no accident that the Marlboro man was cool. It’s certainly no coincidence that beer commercials always consist of people having the time of … Read More