In AA Letting Go is talked about a lot. It's a key element and is what steps 4 and 5 are all about beginning to learn to deal with ones alcoholism. I know for myself that the first morning I woke up and realized that I had truly learned what letting go meant and how I felt after I had let go of some to the past that my life really began to get easier. At least I wasn't held down by some of my past and that just made it easier to continue working on my own personal growth.