Even during the years of my active addiction, with the lying and bragging, it was not all that uncommon for someone to tell me to get real (not a bad working definition for humility, I think). After I started in recovery, my sponsor was fond of pointing out that my way was what landed me in so much difficulty—maybe it was time to look for another way. ~  P., Bill; W., Todd; S., Sara. Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects – Steps Six and Seven (p. 60). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition.

“it was not all that uncommon
for someone to tell me to get real
(not a bad working definition for humility,
I think).”
The Urban dictionary declares
when someone says, “get real”
they want you to do a reality check,
to stop behaving like you live
in a fantasy world.
Did we not get to
the Rooms of Recovery
after a long sojourn
through Fantasyland?
Do you need to get real?
Is the path toward real
not one leading directly through
a garden named Humility?