“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.”
As we begin the new year at The Men’s Home, our focus returns to the beginning of the Twelve Steps. Step 1 is where the journey starts. It’s the moment we stop negotiating with the truth. The moment we stop pretending that willpower alone is enough.
“Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course… Alcohol, now the rapacious creditor, bleeds us of all self-sufficiency and all will to resist its demands.”
—Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 21
“My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no choice—I can’t drink.”
—Daily Reflections, p. 16
You can help with our progress, not perfection. Thank you for your generosity throughout this past year. The Men’s Home Wishes you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.
