SBR: Powerlessness! It is a simple concept. However, experience is that many people only give lip service to this concept.

Powerlessness! It is a simple concept. However, experience is that many people only give lip service to this concept. They readily say they are powerless. But, deep in their hearts, they still believe that they are responsible for controlling their problems and behaviors. This is not unusual. Bill Wilson, in his essay on the First Step in A.A.'s Twelve and Twelve on page 21, explains it by saying, "Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness.

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