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I have had many rude awakenings instead of the calm spiritual types. I realized that I was a danger to myself while taking medication and drinking. I realized that no one or nothing made me drink, I drank all on my own. I also realized to stay stopped I needed someone or something to help me and it was not going to be prayers alone. I needed peer support to help me stay accountable for my drinking. To me the steps are just guide lines on how to live sober to aviod mishaps that will get me drinking again. WE as alcoholics find any reason to drink,so we need to put out any flames that will get our fire burning again thus the steps... I was proud when I went through all the steps, I felt like I completed a course. Of course though you are never truly done with the steps and have to apply them to your daily life. A sponcer is someone who guides you through the steps and helps you make wise choices. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm not a big God person,but a little prayer never hurt anyone. I'v seen people's lives turned around because they stopped drinking. Alcohol kills people or makes their lives hell. That to me is a spiritual awakening is the realization about how alcohol can distroy anyone if they drank enough. If spiritual awakenings is not your bag, just think of all the rude awakenings people can have.
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