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October 1992

AA Has No Opinion

One of the things I have noticed over the last few year--sand see as a sign of growth--is that I do not have to have an opinion on every issue there is in the world. Earlier in recovery I was quick to have answers for everything and was pretty sure what the right course of action would be in any situation. I think this attitude was based on insecurity and on fear masked as arrogance. It was impossible to say, "I don't know where I stand on this issue" or "Why would I have an opinion on this?" As I have mellowed as a result of working the Steps, I have a less urgent need to take a stand on things that don't concern me, of which there are plenty. It is nice not to have to be God.

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