This force, they said, is a motivating feature in all of our lives whether we are aware of it or not. If we fail to attend to it we will fall experience dis-ease. Working the Steps we uncover this spiritual force and begins living in greater and greater harmony with it. Another way of saying this is that our personal mythology changes as a result of working the steps. We see ourselves, others, the world and life with new eyes because we perceive through the lens of our personal myths.
Addicts seem to have certain beliefs and attitudes which make up their personal mythology.
In recovery we often share these at meetings and laugh over how crazy they sound. Nevertheless, before recovery they shaped and guided our daily lives, influencing our feelings about ourselves and our relationships with others. Therefore, the world is a dangerous place and people can't really be trusted. Therefore one should strive to get and keep as much as one can for oneself. My case is different.