The hardest thing I had to deal with in sobriety
was my own anger and the violence I had lived through
in my childhood.
I had forgiven those involved as best I could
but the mind seems never to forget.
I had gratefully received years of outside help because I was told
that my drinking was only the symptom of deeper troubles.
Yet despite the help of many professionals,
I know I would never have recovered from violence and alcoholism
without AA's Twelve Steps,
which are uniquely tailored for people like me.
Forgiveness: Giving up on the hope that the past will change.
S T E P S = Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety.
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