My spiritual awakening that resulted from the 12 steps or recovery outlined in the book titled, "Alcoholics Anonymous", is that I am like everyone else, no better and no worse. This releived me of the burden of thinking myself an Angel that needed to be perfect at all times and right about everything. This burden caused me to become an addict. I am clean and enjoying freedom from active addiction today. I am grateful to my higher power for assisting me to acheive this.