Rigorous Honesty

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RIGOROUS HONESTY

Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.'s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn't care for this prospect — unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 24

I am an alcoholic. If I drink I will die. My, what power, energy, and emotion this simple statement generates in me! But it's really all I need to know for today. Am I willing to stay alive today? Am I willing to stay sober today? Am I willing to ask for help and am I willing to be a help to another suffering alcoholic today? Have I discovered the fatal nature of my situation? What must I do, today, to stay sober?

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

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#2

Enough said :clap::pray:

#3

Awesome!

#4

Absolutely agree, but man; I felt such vexation in that message. Is it odd I feel at peace knowing I'll always be rigorously honest in my recovery?

#5

Progress rather than perfection for me.
I do recognize serenity in the fact that if I practice the principles then I don’t generate wreckage, my conscience is clear and life moves forward smoothly most days.
Also, to keep it, I have to give it away.

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