One may hear someone share at a meeting that they are one drink away from a drunk.  For myself nothing could be further from the truth. I believe that someone who has taken all twelve steps and is applying the principles of the Steps in their lives are 12 steps away from a drunk.

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  It has been often observed that defiance is the chief characteristic of an alcoholic.  They put up roadblocks of indifference, fancied self-sufficiency, prejudice and obstinacy.   It literally takes an act of God for some of these types of people to see things differently.  There will also be those who have drifted into indifference,

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  This is another one of the Alcoholics Anonymous slogans.  To me it means to live my life as it unfolds and to not meddle in other people’s business.  Basically, we are told to mind our own business. Alcoholics, sober and not sober have an uncanny knack for telling other people what they should do

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The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous on page 62 states that it is believed that “selfishness and self-centeredness” are the root of our problems and behavior with alcohol.  We live our lives on the basis that we can do as we please.  When we step on someone’s toes, and they retaliate we just cannot understand

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In a letter to the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Silkworth went on to explain that “men and women drink because the like the effect produced by alcohol.  The sensation is so elusive that while they admit it is injurious, they cannot after a time differentiate the true from the false.  To them their alcoholic

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