Humility is willingness to learn
If you know that you don't know, you are in a powerful position. Learning is easier than faking knowing. Our addiction is tied to trying to look important. We drank and used because our egos wanted us to be more than what we were willing to accept. We had to put on facades, fake fronts to try to impress others. We tried to appear as if we knew it all, were totally in control, and were all powerful. But inside we knew differently so we escaped this STRESS by using. The truth is that others knew we were frauds too. We ended up stressed out, full of fear, and humiliated. In recovery, we turn this humiliation into humility. We recognize that we can accept ourselves even though we are not as important as we thought we had to be. We learn to appreciate ourselves for who we are, not some egomaniacal version of who we would like to be and who we would like others to think we are. We become open minded to learning, and this actually makes us feel better.
TODO: Ask someone for help, and follow their suggestion. Exercising humility will bring us closer to our personal Higher Power which will keep us sober and remove our self defeating behaviors.