angulimala... welcome to the world of recovery, and congratultions on a better existance...
nice first post...
as far as your question, and A.A.
for years i was searching for the spiritual answer to life, and mine...
it brought me to Hell with the bottle, drugs and myself...
yep, the rooms can be a tad nervey at times... the pride, the control, and the whoping egos...
bottom line, all of that put aside, the real power of people gathered together that share a common bond... staying clean and sober made, and stil makes sence to me... such as this recovery board...
the reading... "its when our will comforms with gods will" makes sence for me... its a combo thing...
that god, HP, or power greater... for me, i see it as equal...
the hidden clause in A.A. lol
these keywords regarding the 12 steps of A.A. is what i do for my life, and my recovery...
step-1... acceptance
step-2... faith
step-3... surrender & trust
step-4... honesty
step-5... courage
step-6... willingness
step-7... humility
step-8... forgivenes
step-9 freedom
step-10... perserverance
step-11... patience
step-12 charity & love
i try to do the above, and have stayed clean, sober, and relativaly happy for some time now...
i like to keep it simple, and save the time and energy to enjoy whats rest of my life...
i still go to meetings, and yep, i can get crazed at them from time to time... part of my wisdom to know the differance at them... is knowing when to get the hell out if need be...
good wishes Angulimala
xxoo, rz