Closed Meeting

"SCRATCH an alcoholic," declared the leader, "and you may find pride and prejudice just under the surface. These mental and emotional afflictions can disrupt our lives as much as the twin combination of resentment and self-pity. Pride in its many forms is a real obstacle to the successful practice of the Twelve Steps. We haven't time to develop this opinion as thoroughly as I would like, but I can support it by quoting or excerpting from the Steps.