My issue was purely semantic... nor was I questioning the merrit of any of those tasks (go to meetings, get a sponsor...etc... ) nor their purpose.
Sorry... my logic is... going to meetings, getting a sponsor, getting a home group... isn't what gets keeps you sober. It isn't what helps you find serenity.
All those things are good! All those things can help with the process mentioned in the AA promises. Going to meetings, getting a sponsor, getting a home group... alone are like faith without works. It isn't enough to buy the fancy biker shorts and $5000 dollar bike if you want to participate in the Tour de France... um some training might be required.
ok I have gotten this out of my system. I can now hear that string of words without cringing. I think I have it in perspective. Perhaps the "bring the body and the mind will follow" principle is in affect here.