We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21
It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation of recovery. Ive learned that I do not have the power and control I once thought I had. I am powerless over what people think about me. I am powerless over having just missed the bus. I am powerless over how other people work (or dont work) the Steps. But Ive also learned I am not powerless over some things. I am not powerless over my attitudes. I am not powerless over negativity. I am not powerless over assuming responsibility for my own recovery. I have the power to exert a positive influence on myself, my loved ones, and the world in which I live.
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Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
Those are some important findings within yourself Sobrietyspell! Doesn't it all kind play into how we can create protective boundaries for ourselves and our family life or personal life?
I am not yet through stage one so I should probably shut up! But I know I have an issue with limiting my drinking, and alcoholism is the rode I travel.
As stpete said it is not a linear thing. I look at those steps and think, I know this and I know that.
And then I think, right! : I know nothing! I am just a newby.
