Our AA friend was moving forward in his program. It was his sixth year of sobriety.
His sponsor had insisted he complete another round of Steps. He reckoned it was his third cycle through the Steps.
Andy Crooks writing as Andy C
I heard this at a meeting recently:
“Ethyl, my old friend.
Ethyl Alcohol was a great old girl. She made me feel good and gave me some great memories. Then she turned ugly and I could not control her. She beat me into submission and stole everything that I had. She and her cousin John Barleycorn did a tag team that brought me to my knees.”