Hello, my name is Lisa and I am an alcoholic.

Tolerance ... allowing others to say what they feel and live according to their standards. I was intolerant towards people who were different from myself. Much of what I criticized yesterday I accept today, although I still reject some things. To love someone should not require sameness. Equally, I can accept people without agreeing with what they say or how they behave. Not everything I say or do is pure, and that has become the key to the acceptance of others. My history teaches me that I benefit from the variety of opinions that are represented in humankind.