At the beginning we sacrificed alcohol.
We had to, or it would have killed us.
But we couldn't get rid of alcohol unless we made
other sacrifices.
Big-shotism and phony thinking had to go.
We had to toss self-justification, self-pity, and anger
right out the window.
We had to quit the crazy contest for personal prestige
and big bank balances.
We had to take personal responsibility for our sorry state,
and quit blaming others for it.
Were these sacrifices? Yes, they were.
To gain enough humility and self-respect to stay alive at all
we had to give up what had really been
our dearest possession--our ambitions
and our illegitimate pride.
- Bill W., January 1955.

Thought to Ponder....

Swallowing your pride will not get you drunk.

Recovery Related Acronym

A A = Altered Attitudes.