"Keep it simple: What does it mean to you?
"Keep it simple" (KISS) was a phrase that Dr. Bob used in the early days of AA to remind Bill Wilson that too much information was destructive for the newcomer.
What he really meant (IMO) was something alone the lines of "Let's stay focused".
It really is a simple program if you examine the last paragraph in the basic text (first 164 pages):
"Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny.
May God bless you and keep you - until then."
The problem today is that the lazy-bums and con-artists have hi-jacked this slogan and put a new spin on it to mean :
"Keep-It-Soft-&-Shallow"
BB quote: 1at. Edition
Last edited by CarolD; 06-22-2009 at 07:49 PM.
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