My name is Bob, and I'm an alcoholic.

I was so deluded into believing everything was everybody else's fault that I was incapable of distinguishing the true from the false or fantasy from reality. As I worked the Steps, worked with others (especially a sponsor), got into service, and developed a relationship with God, all that started to change. As long as I continue to follow that path I was shown in the beginning (and trust me, I stray from time-to-time; get caught in fear, self-..., etc.), I continue to grow and to change. Not only the Ninth Step Promises on pp. 83-84 come true, the Tenth Step Miracle on pp. 84-85, the Twelfth Step Awakening, and every single promise associated with every single Step, all come to pass. Some the best things I have heard at meetings: "If I don't change, my sobriety date will," "My alcoholism explains everything but it excuses nothing," "When I came to AA I thought I had an alcohol problem. What I really had was an alcohol solution. I was the problem." Thanks for letting me share.

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