Day by day, we try to move a little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt. . . .
- AS BILL SEES IT, P. 15
When I first discovered that there is not a single "don't" in the Twelve Steps of A.A., I was disturbed because this discovery swung open a giant portal. Only then was I able to realize what A.A. is for me:
A.A. is not a program of "don't"s, but of "do's."
A.A. is not martial law; it is freedom.
A.A. is not tears over defects, but sweat over
fixing them.
A.A. is not penitence; it is salvation.
A.A. is not "Woe to me" for my sins, past
and present.
A.A. is "Praise God" for the progress I am
making today.
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I remember realizing that I couldn't "not" do something, but I COULD "do" something. I can follow the suggestions of the A.A. program. I can ask God to remove from me, today, the compulsion to drink. I can ask God to direct my thoughts and my actions.
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