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We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable

I do the first part of step one by being aware every morning (and of and on through out the day) that I ma powerless over alcohol. I also aknowledge and admit to myself what would happen to me if I took even a sip of booze.

The second part of the first step I take through looking at my life when I first came to AA and saw the caose I had created round about me. Today I look at my attitudes and how they can cause similar reaction in myself and in others, I also admit that I NEED the help and guidance of the fellowship, and its individual and group guidance in my life today.

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One day at a time. That´s how I do. I work step one everyday, although I am now in step nine. Step 1 is done is a daily base. We have to keep in mind that we are powerless over alcohol and my life was unmanageable. It prevent me from the tricks this disease plays. With step one fresh on memory I won´t drink today. To work it daily I keep in touch with other alcoholics. The fellowship helps me to keep it clear when my own mind start to cloud. Old timers, newcomers, any other alcoholic share helps me to remember where I come from or what I want to have... so to be in touch helps me keep sobriety. And you know? this keep in touch, can be in a face to face meeting, can be online, but can also be with the literature, reading the stories in the big book, is like talk to another alcoholic, listen to the experiences of the ones who succefully did sober up.

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Hi Brett, this is a good way for me to begin my day. I no longer have to deal with the daily thoughts of taking a drink. I've gone to enough step meetings to have developed, quite by accident, a lifestyle that embraces the first step. Early in my sobriety I went to a lot of step meetings, to help me understand how to best work each step in my life.

Years of trial and error helped me to find a good balance, so today I feel like all of the steps have kind of blended together and settled inside my psyche to make me the person I have become.

When I find myself in a hard situation, it pops into my mind that "I am powerless" and that helps to cushion me through the process. But for the most part, at this stage of my sobriety, I just do-wop through life thanking God for giving me these great tools.

here is how i see that step one can and must be worked in my daily life. first the fact that i am powerless over alcohol is a give. then i focus on the fact that my life will always be unmanageable for me.. thus the reason i have given my live over to the care of God. see for me God is the one who has all power. when he is in control of my life how can that go wrong. following through with the rest of the steps the way the Big Book has them nad u too can let God control your life - the end result of that will be one thing....Happy , Joyus, and free