Step One (continued)

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.

Step One is the only Step that has to be done 100 percent perfect. Not only did I have to admit that I was powerless over alcohol, I pretty much had to resign myself to the fact that I was and am powerless over people, places and things. The Twelve Steps can be used for any addiction/problem. Replace the word alcohol with whatever the addiction/problem is and work the Twelve Steps. I know it works on other things besides alcohol because I have tried it on other problems. Some people in the program joke that if the whole world did the Twelve Steps it would be a much more peaceful place to live.

"-that our lives had become unmanageable." Before I was in recovery, I thought my life was just fine except for a few broken bones, crazy behavior, etc. Oh boy, how my life WAS unmanageable. I could function ok but looking at the whole picture was another thing. My life STILL is unmanageable but today, with the program, I know how to deal with "it" as it comes.

The Steps are a design for living.

AA Acronym: DENIAL = didn't even (k)now I am(was) lying