TONGUE IN CHEEK

1.  I decided I could handle alcohol, if other people would just quit trying to  run  my life.

2.  I firmly believe that there is no greater power than myself, and anyone who says it isn't so is insane.

3.  I made a decision to remove my will and my life from God, who didn't understand me anyway.

4.  I made a searching and thorough moral inventory of everyone I knew, so they couldn't fool me and take advantage of me.

5.  I sought these people out and tried to get them to admit to me, by God, the exact nature of their defects of character.

6.  I became willing to help these people get rid of their defects of character.

7.  I became humble enough to ask these people to remove their shortcomings.

8.  I made a list of all the people who had harmed me, and waited patiently to get even with them all.

9.  I got even with these people whenever Possible, except when to do so would get me into trouble also.

10.  I continued to take everybody's inventory and when they were wrong, WHICH WAS MOST OF THE TIME, promptly made them admit it.

11.  I sought through concentration of my willpower to get God, who didn't understand me anyway, to see that my ideas were best and He ought to give me the power to carry them out.

12.  I have maintained my drunkeness for twenty-five years with these steps, and can thoroughly recommend them to other alcoholics who don't want to lose their hard earned status as drunks, but wish to be left alone, to practice intemperance in everything they do, for the rest of their days.

Author: Anonymous

This is yet another lil AA literature which was from AA in Cleveland Ohio.

PS, dont shoot the messenger, i really thought this was too cute to not share.