What do you think of the following statement, which might be used in conjunction with our sobriety statement? Please pass along any comments you might have to the Central Office.

We have found that more important than the mere length of our calendar sobriety is its quality and our own personal integrity. Physical sobriety is not an end in itself but a means toward an end—victory over the obsession and progress in recovery. We are often the only ones who know on the inside of our souls whether we are truly in sobriety and recovery. Better to surrender to the spirit of truth as God sees us than hide behind the badge of our sobriety date, live the compromise, cheat ourselves, and threaten the principles of our Fellowship and union with one another.