| Now I really want to thank you for sharing your story on this thread, and for some awesome wisdom. You're right, you only get back what you put in. And this comment you shared: "I foolishly went to one meeting a week, did not read the Big Book, had no sponsor, thus did no step work." was my initial approach to AA also.
The Steps are so important, but they're just one of the many parts of my program. I rely highly on the Fellowship, meetings, and service work for maintaining my sobriety. There's also Step and BB studies for me. 9 meetings a week, so maybe that makes me sicker than others.
I'd like to always remain a Newcomer, in spite of my years in sobriety. Because when it comes right down to it, I came in knowing nothing. Everything I know has been shared by another alcoholic or given to me by my higher power.
Truce? |