CONVINCING “MR. HYDE”
Even then, as we hew away, peace and joy will still elude us. That’s
the place so many of us A.A. oldsters have come to. And it’s a hell of a
spot, literally. How shall our unconscious-
fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still stream–be brought into
line with what we actually believe, know and want! How to convince
our dumb, raging and hidden “Mr. Hyde” becomes our main task.
THE BEST OF BILL, pp. 42-43
Regular attendance at meetings, service and helping others is the
recipe that many have tried and found to be successful. Whenever I
stray from these basic principles, my old habits resurface and my old
self also comes back with all its fears and defects. The ultimate goal of
each A.A. member is permanent sobriety, achieved One Day at a
Time.