True and false ambitions
We saw a lot clearer in ourselves and understood that we were spurred on by fear and irrational anxiety that encouraged us to spend our whole life chasing Fame, money and what we thought was the role of leader. The false pride became the flip side of that ruinous coin called "Fear." We absolutely had become the first in everything to hide our deep inferiority.
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The real aim is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully, advancing in humility, backed by the grace of God.
Twelve Steps (12th Step)
Twelve Steps (12th Step)
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