DAILY REFLECTIONS for January 11th

THE 100% STEP

Only Step One, where we made the 100 percent admission we were powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 68

Long before I was able to obtain sobriety in A.A., I knew without a doubt that alcohol was killing me, yet even with this knowledge, I was unable to stop drinking. So, when faced with Step One, I found it easy to admit that I lacked the power to not drink. But was my life unmanageable? Never! Five months after coming into A.A., I was drinking again and wondered why. ¶ Later on, back in A.A. and smarting from my wounds, I learned that Step One is the only Step that can be taken 100 percent. And that the only way to take it 100 percent is to take 100 percent of the Step. That was many twenty-four hours ago and I haven't had to take Step One again.

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