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Originally Posted by Tomas  Kallista..I appreciate your comments...First of all let's put the Big Book into context..I'ts a consensus of how the first 100 got sober and were stayng sober.. |
And he 12 X 12 is a record of how several thousand more people did it, and it also suggests sharing the 4th step list. Tens of thousands of other AA members have done this step using their 4th step list.
The Big Book and the 12 X 12 remain THE texts for newcomers, however, and I try not to give advice on how to work the program unless its either out of the books or based on the experience of the majority of other members.
It is useful for a lot of people to use the 4th step list. If you don't feel the need to do it that way, then don't do that way.
The only specific instances that I recommend people withhold from their sponsor or trusted other during the 5th step are items which could get them arrested. Folks should have some time under their belt before they decide how to handle those instances.