Our previous way of thinking....look at where it got us....for years. If we don't change us...god help us to where it would take us/did take us/is still taking some of us.
My "Jedi" mind trick that R&A speaks of? When I decided I was serious about no more drinking, I visually saw, felt, and believed that drinking was no longer part of my life. I still consciously say that to myself all the time (drinking is no longer part of my life), whether I'm feeling strong, weak, any time, every day.
One ladder rung at a time...if you build it, the light is there.