Originally Posted by
profwebs 
Take what you need and leave the rest.
Or, how about "almost none of us liked the self- searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation"?
The recovered alcoholics didn't take what they needed and leave the rest. The took specific, precise actions that led to a spiritual awakening and freedom from alcohol.
Walking into AA, still reeling from my last binge, stinking of booze, hopeless and desperate, I had zero idea what I needed. I had a lot of opinions about what I thought I needed, but really? A guy that can't seem to stay sober despite his best efforts knowing what he needs to stay sober? Just where did I gain that vast knowledge of what was required for lasting sobriety?
I had no experience with lasting sobriety. Just a headful of beliefs based on what I wanted to be true or hoped to be true. I found that I had to let a lot of those old beliefs go and be open minded to some new ideas in order to recover.
quote aabb1st