Why do I have to admit the exact nature of my wrongs to another human being?
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“The best reason first: If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. Trying to avoid this humbling experience, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got drunk. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst …read more

Otherwise known as “Big-Shot-Ism.”
So, I go to a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous because I’ve reached a time in my life when John Barleycorn has thoroughly kicked my butt to a point where I’m willing to do just about anything to effect a change in my life. Okay?
I’m a first-timer. I’ve never heard the “lingo” before. I don’t know what the heck “you people” are talking about. Because you’ve given me permission, I identify myself as a newcomer. You tell me I’m the most important person in the room, my ego runs riot on itself and the meeting begins.
Forty people begin …read more