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innermost wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:19 pm

The 12 x 12 has a more descriptive reading on the 10th step.
I assume you know this, but others may not.

Yes, and it’s well worth a regular revisit

my power greater than me doesnt want me to be kindly and tolerant of pedophiles,rapists, or animal abusers. Thankfully, I don’t run in to any of these people on a daily basis. During 12 years of sobriety, increased prayer, meditation, I’ve reached the conclusion that I am in no position to judge an...

For me, it was and is the 12 steps that brought me to this point of 12 years sobriety. That’s all I can share.
If you are staying sober in some other way, that’s wonderful.
It’s also wonderful to have you here but, I have to ask, what do you feel A.A. can offer you other than the 12 step programme?

For me, it’s vital.
Nightly before sleep, as part of my night prayer, I look back briefly over the day. Not my idea, it’s in the book.

Hi Klaus. For me, doing a step 4 and 5 helped make sense of my relationship to others and of their relationship to me. Before, I perceived hurt where there wasn’t any intended. Through the steps, I also learnt, and continue to learn when necessary, that a lot of the hurt I felt was continuing to hav...

Welcome, Kati.

If you feel that your sponsor is not taking you through the work quickly enough, tell him/her. Personally, I went through the steps on my own, exactly as described in the book. I did them honestly and thoroughly but quickly. Of course, I needed a friend for steps 4&5. Then I started living in the wa...

I think this is a good example of one of the reasons why its not a great idea to try and dissect the programme and it's associated writings too much. A bit of healthy insight is good, of course. This is about semantics essentially. Bill is not a skilled writer - he is an amateur and he does not alwa...

Yo, Paige.
Well done and congrats.

Hi, First, to answer your question on "...why it doesn't seem to work" - you haven't been through the steps, is my guess. My own experience is this. In my first few days I was introduced to the book Alcoholics Anonymous (The Big Book). I immediately began to read it. I immediately began to do what t...

For me it comes down to Love of Neighbour and the idea of Faith without works being useless. Apologising to someone for having hurt them is not enough. It might seem like enough for me as it will ease my conscience. However, to truly help them, I also need to put right any wrongs I have caused, if I...

...a feeling of freedom from thinking about drinking, and if it does cross our mind now and again we can brush it off. I could not have put it better, so I won't waste time trying to. :D As to when it "happened", I do not recall. There was no big moment of enlightenment. I kinda just found myself g...

Yep, checking throughout the day.
In addition, part of night prayer for Catholics includes an examination of conscience - so, just before sleep.
By the way, don't forget to acknowledge the good things you may have done during the day too.

Soberguy27 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:17 pm

So in the end it doesn't matter. I am happy he is sober and he is still a very dear friend.

Yep.
There ya go.

Aggiejim wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:29 pm

We were powerless over alcohol and our wives had become unmanageable.

Yessss.... this is so funny