Step Two cannot be emphasized too much, not only to newcomers, but to all AAs. Clearly, the chief mark of restoration to sanity is our not taking the first drink. No matter what else happens to us, as long as we refrain from the first drink, our lives will get better.
I realize the problems and solutions in my present life may well appear to be madcap, but I know a Power greater than myself is aiding me to carve out a better life. The change from the absolute madness in those tormented years of active alcoholism has been gradual, rather than sudden. When an inventory is taken, I perceive definite transformations–but in reality, they have been slowly coming all along.
I try now to explain frankly that I have problems with my thinking. (And I suspect most AAs have and will continue to have such problems.) But there is a difference: Today, I recognize the unreasonableness of much of my thinking or, more accurately, my responses to others. For me, there is a direct coupling of the Tenth Step and Step Two. The more sanity, the quicker the admission that I am wrong. It is much easier today to get rid of overreaction at the thought level before it becomes a spoken word and then a physical act.
Now, I can see that sanity is steadily being restored to me so that I can use the other Steps to greater advantage.
Look I don’t believe that this is bad to be spiritual is great. To believe this awful sad years ate some how being transformed by the power of God that god’s carving a river through our rocks with a painful path of truth. That’s fair but don’t believe that the other unconscious animals have not done you harm because they have all angry people all people enjoy to be dirty or angry to someone you can’t make it perfect its not even fair on you to believe it or on them they know that everyone has been dirty to them too and they also maybe hope the higher power is going to do what ? ? Just have to sit through it all it’s obviously part of one movement on some level.