V is for Vow. We can't vow that we will quit for ever and ever. We do this program one day at a time. I am given no guarantees, only a daily reprieVe, from this disease.
An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order: The 12 Steps are spiritual in nature and is applicable to all religions.
