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Tommyh · 06-18-2009, 03:52 PM

they are vital to me too

barb dwyer · 06-18-2009, 03:57 PM

hi mmendo -

Yes, You're surely right about that!

Completeing the steps...

it was the first time in my life that I'd met all the requirements of anything.

Without fudging, or 'getting by', you know?

It truly does instigate change.

Good for you too!!!

My sponsor told me that I was the first person in ten years
she'd sponsored who did all the steps.

Don't ya look back now
and wonder what we were so afraid of?

Good thread!

tommyk · 06-18-2009, 04:24 PM

The 12 steps were, and still are, vital to me.

24hrsAday · 06-18-2009, 06:53 PM

i work 'em to the best of my ability.. there is no perfection in my program!

tomvlll · 06-19-2009, 04:04 AM

On of the co-founders believed in reworking the steps, one did not.

The one who did not, wrote the book. Presumably, he thought that was taken care of in 10.

Just curious ,do you all rework the steps periodically?

FightingIrish · 06-19-2009, 04:18 AM

My understanding is that having had a spiritual awakening as a result of the steps, I would carry them to others and thus experience them again during that process. I believe it's semantics, but yes I also believe the 10th step contains inventory, talking with another person, and making amends for harms done. That said, I could see doing another fourth step again. I mean, we can talk as much as we want about clear-cut directions, but I believe everyone has a different approach to this stuff, and that's fine.

24hrsAday · 06-19-2009, 05:46 AM

my late sponsor said the 10th step's "continued" should be in front of every step.. yes, i work 'em on a daily basis!

06-18-2009, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	hi mmendo - Yes, You're surely right about that! Completeing the steps... it was the first time in my life that I'd met all the requirements of anything. Without fudging, or 'getting by', you know? It truly does instigate change. Good for you too!!! My sponsor told me that I was the first person in ten years she'd sponsored who did all the steps. Don't ya look back now and wonder what we were so afraid of? Good thread! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

06-19-2009, 04:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
FightingIrish problem with authority Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 873	My understanding is that having had a spiritual awakening as a result of the steps, I would carry them to others and thus experience them again during that process. I believe it's semantics, but yes I also believe the 10th step contains inventory, talking with another person, and making amends for harms done. That said, I could see doing another fourth step again. I mean, we can talk as much as we want about clear-cut directions, but I believe everyone has a different approach to this stuff, and that's fine. __________________ "Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

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06-18-2009, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tommyh Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: N.C. Posts: 18,391	they are vital to me too

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tomvlll Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 543	On of the co-founders believed in reworking the steps, one did not. The one who did not, wrote the book. Presumably, he thought that was taken care of in 10. Just curious ,do you all rework the steps periodically?

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24hrsAday Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,740	my late sponsor said the 10th step's "continued" should be in front of every step.. yes, i work 'em on a daily basis!

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