We Found No 'Easier, Softer Way'

THERE ARE two sayings which have been rather traditional around AA and which, in this writer's opinion, have been greatly misused. "Keep it simple" and Easy Does It were not meant to be an alternative to the working of the Twelve Steps, nor were they meant to be "an easier, softer way." I believe their intention was to keep us from going overboard in our typical compulsive fashion; they were not meant to be a license for sitting on our duffs.