HONESTY, OPENNESS & WILLINGNESS (HOW) -
"Three basic spir-
itual principles are
honesty, open-mind-
edness, and willingness.
These are the HOW of our
program. The initial honesty
that we express is the desire
to stop using. Next we hon-
estly admit our powerless-
ness and the unmanage-
ability of our lives."
(The BasicText,
p. 96)
AND THE WHY -
"The point is, that
we are willing to grow
along spiritual lines. The
principles we have set down
are guides to progress. We
claim spiritual progress
rather than spiritual per-
fection." (The Big
Book, p. 60)
"I am careful
not to confuse ex-
cellence with perfec-
tion. Excellence, I can
reach for; perfection
is God's busi-
ness."
- Michael J. Fox (1961 - ) U.S. actor
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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