We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. Practically no one, of course.
Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness.
It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. . . But upon entering AA we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. I can't stand living like this anymore. And that is when one is ready for the miracles of the Twelve Steps.