Jim,

Thanks for the reminder, I'd forgotten I belonged to this group.

You are oh so right, there is only one program: a spiritual awakening as
a result of working the 12 steps of recovery as laid out in the Big
Book. I've put together several 24s and have found that where God may
customize solutions for us, we cannot customize this program for
ourselves. We must always be about the solution, exactly by the Book.

Elsie, Recovered


Jim K. wrote:

>AA has but one message to carry to the alcoholic - of whatever variety
>he or she me be - and that is recovery through a spiritual awakening
>brought about by the process we have in the 12 Step Program of
>recovery that is detailed in our basic text - The Big Book.
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>One only has to attend a few meetings to get the idea that there may
>be more than one solution to our problem. But for the "real alcoholic"
>there is no middle of the road solution. A few meetings and some
>frothy emotional appeal will not suffice. Not drinking and attending
>meetings does not comprise the AA Program of Action though many in our
>fellowship believe it to be.
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>We need to be careful not to fall back into the idea that we can
>work "our own program" - running the show ourselves we came to
>shipwreck. But doing things the way the oldtimers have - by using the
>directions (Big Book) we can expect all the benefits they have
>received - a happy and contented life in sobriety.
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>Jim - Recovered!
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