Conceded to Our Inner Most Selves That we Were
Alcoholic...
after carefully considering the foregoing, we ADMIT we are an alcoholic we must realize that --
It is the experience of A.A that once a person becomes a pathological "alcoholic" drinker, he can never again become a controlled drinker; and -- from that point on, is limited to just two alternatives:
1. Total permanent abstinence.
2. Chronic alcoholism with all of the handicaps and penalties that it implies. In other words -- we have gone past the point where WE HAD A CHOICE.
All we have left is a DECISION to make.
WE RESOLVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
1. WE MUST CHANGE OUR WAY OF THINKING.
2. We must realize that each morning, when we awake, we are a potential drunkard for that day.
3. We resolve that we will practice A.A. for the 24 hours of that day.
4. We must study the other eleven Steps of the Program and practice each and every one.
5. Attend the regular Group Meeting each week without fail.
6. Firmly believe that by practicing A.A. faithfully each day, we will achieve sobriety.
7. Believe that we can be free from alcohol as a problem.
8. Contact another member BEFORE taking a drink -- NOT AFTER. Tell him what bothers us -- talk it over with him freely.
9. Work the Program for OURSELVES ALONE -- NOT for our wife, children, friends or for our job.
10. Be absolutely honest and sincere.
11. Be fully open minded -- no mental reservation.
12. Be fully willing to work the Program. Nothing good in life comes without work.
1. Alcoholics are suffering from a three-fold illness, mental, physical and spiritual.
Fortunately we in A.A. have learned how it may be controlled.
This will be shown in the next eleven Steps of the Program).
2. We can also learn to be FREE from alcohol as a problem.
3. We can achieve a full and happy life without recourse to alcohol.
4. Success will be achieved in proportion to our active participation in all phases of A.A.
after carefully considering the foregoing, we ADMIT we are an alcoholic we must realize that --
It is the experience of A.A that once a person becomes a pathological "alcoholic" drinker, he can never again become a controlled drinker; and -- from that point on, is limited to just two alternatives:
1. Total permanent abstinence.
2. Chronic alcoholism with all of the handicaps and penalties that it implies. In other words -- we have gone past the point where WE HAD A CHOICE.
All we have left is a DECISION to make.
WE RESOLVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
1. WE MUST CHANGE OUR WAY OF THINKING.
2. We must realize that each morning, when we awake, we are a potential drunkard for that day.
3. We resolve that we will practice A.A. for the 24 hours of that day.
4. We must study the other eleven Steps of the Program and practice each and every one.
5. Attend the regular Group Meeting each week without fail.
6. Firmly believe that by practicing A.A. faithfully each day, we will achieve sobriety.
7. Believe that we can be free from alcohol as a problem.
8. Contact another member BEFORE taking a drink -- NOT AFTER. Tell him what bothers us -- talk it over with him freely.
9. Work the Program for OURSELVES ALONE -- NOT for our wife, children, friends or for our job.
10. Be absolutely honest and sincere.
11. Be fully open minded -- no mental reservation.
12. Be fully willing to work the Program. Nothing good in life comes without work.
1. Alcoholics are suffering from a three-fold illness, mental, physical and spiritual.
Fortunately we in A.A. have learned how it may be controlled.
This will be shown in the next eleven Steps of the Program).
2. We can also learn to be FREE from alcohol as a problem.
3. We can achieve a full and happy life without recourse to alcohol.
4. Success will be achieved in proportion to our active participation in all phases of A.A.
