# Commitment

**URL:** <https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/commitment/140807>\
**Category:** Recovery\
**Created:** [February 16, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/commitment/140807 "2026-02-16T11:13:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/commitment/140807/1 "2026-02-16T11:13:47Z")

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Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living.  
— TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125

There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the Serenity Prayer—“The wisdom to know the difference”—became indelibly imprinted in my mind. From that time on, I had to face the ever-present knowledge that my every action, word and thought was within, or outside, the principles of the program. I could no longer hide behind self-rationalization, nor behind the insanity of my disease. The only course open to me, if I was to attain a joyous life for myself (and subsequently for those I love), was one in which I imposed on myself an effort of commitment, discipline, and responsibility.