AA Thought for the Day
June 13, 2007
Conformity
Our unreasonable individualism (egocentricity, if you like) was, of course,
the main reason we all failed in life and betook ourselves to alcohol.
When we couldn't coerce others into conformity
with our own plans and desires, we drank.
When others tried to coerce us, we also drank.
Though now sober, we still have a strong hangover of these early traits
which caused us to resist authority.
Therein probably hangs a clue to our lack of personal government in AA:
no fees, no dues, no rules and regulations,
no demand that alcoholics conform to AA principles,
no one set in personal authority over anyone else.
- Bill W., January 1947.
Thought to Ponder....
Our common welfare should come first;
personal recovery depends on AA unity.
Recovery Related Acronym
A A = Altered Attitudes.
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