We want to find exactly how, when, and where
our natural desires have warped us.
We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness
this has caused others and ourselves.
By discovering what our emotional deformities are,
we can move toward their correction.
Without a willing and persistent effort to do this,
there can be little sobriety or contentment for us.
Without a searching and fearless moral inventory,
most of us have found
that the faith which really works in daily living
is still out of our reach.
- Bill W.
All of AA's suggestions are free.
The ones I don't take are the ones I end up paying for.
H O W = Honest, Open, Willing.