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“We are sure God would like us to be happy, joyous and free.”

Alcoholics Anonymous

One way to describe an alcoholic’s hitting bottom is to say it’s the moment when he or she is willing to consider life without alcohol—however grim that might seem at first. When quitting drinking becomes the only alternative to continued misery, insanity, or death—that’s the moment of “complete defeat” the Big Book talks about. It proves to be the beginning of an amazing journey. Surrendering to win is at the heart of AA’s First Step.

Step One asks us to break through denial, admit our powerlessness over alcohol, and understand the unmanageability that our drinking has brought us. If we don’t take that first drink—even when things get tough—we learn to stay sober under all conditions and develop a faith that works. Free of the tyranny of alcohol, we are free to choose a new way of living. We can go forward and find a life that’s full of vitality and joy.