I could legitimately take credit only for any concrete actions I have taken.
However, these were taken out of desperation and later out of self-interest, ultimately, so there is is no great merit there.
To anyone wanting to take the credit: what are you going to do with the credit once you have it? It is just to get a little kick and feel a little self-satisfied?
I am afraid I have burned myself out trying to build a life specifically so I can take credit. That is precisely what pride is about: building an identity rather than dissolving into the universe and being one with it.
I am happiest, most useful, and most cheerful when I have forgotten myself entirely. As Chuck C. said: I haven't any more an image of me than I have of a walrus.
How I used the 'Big Book' to recover: some personal experiences and views of one individual. This is not an official twelve-step fellowship website. I do not speak for any twelve-step fellowship. The material is shared for fun and for free. If it helps, great! If it doesn't, don't worry about it!
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