Non-Control, Powerlessness

Step One in EA (with my interpretations) in parentheses:    Admitted that we were powerless over our emotions, that (wielding power over our emotions) had  made our lives unmanageable  (i.e. thrown us off-course).  

Follow the Course

Power seduces.

Just navigate the river;

Discern the currents. ~ V Smitty

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls. Gerald Jampolsky