Could I choose the greatest lesson? Maybe it has to be the lesson of humility. This is necessary for me to let go and to change the way I live. But for humility I need the lesson of acceptance – to not resist and rage against how everything is and hating that it is not how I want it to be…that’s humility.

humility), by doing service, by saying “just for today” when things start to bubble…

All of these are amazing lessons, but perhaps the one thing that has stuck with me, surprised me and at the same time lifted me, was learning that this program is a spiritual one, that I will learn and practice ways of dealing with life that anyone, alcoholic or not, can apply to their lives and take comfort, strength, happiness and serenity from. Serenity, now there’s a lesson…

Maybe the best lesson is that I am not alone, that there is something there for just my situation and that there are people who get me and I get them. When they share I listen and I learn. To listen well I must be humble, I must quieten my chattering ego, let go and accept.

I don’t think there is any greatest lesson learned here – it is all one big lesson, passed on from teacher to teacher and student to student, (for we are all both), and I am just so glad I found this class.

Perhaps the best lesson is that practice is necessary but perfection isn’t. Practice by going to meetings, by reading the daily reflections when you get out of bed, by praying (on your knees – a good lesson in