Category: The 12 Steps

Understanding the Steps: Step 10

So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually doesn’t think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us! – AA Big Book pg 62

Understanding the Steps: Step 11

“Do I have the chatter of a thousand monkeys?” – Unknown

Understanding the Steps: Step 12

“This is my day, I have no past, I want no future. This is the only good life I’ve ever known, the only good life that’s ever been mine.” – Chuck C. AA Speaker