10/15/2026
𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
From Amanda Tornberg, GB Program Director
Principle 1: Realize I’m Not God
I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life has become unmanageable.
If you really want freedom in your life you have to be willing to look at it honestly. You can’t heal what you refuse to see.
Principle 1 tells us we must get honest about two things:
1. Our powerlessness
2. The resulting unmanageability
These words can be difficult because we live in a culture that tells us to be strong, independent, and in control.
𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: “𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏.”
