Old 01-18-2010, 08:53 AM
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freya
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Kinda like the difference between a rectangle and a square -- AA is a 12 Step program but not all 12 Step Programs are AA.

freya

P.S. AA is the original 12 Step program, so all others are based on that..and, as others have mentioned, the main difference from one 12 Step program to another is what one starts out being willing to admit powerlessness over in Step 1.

P.P.S. Although, as far as I can tell, through working the Steps one actually both realizes that one is actually truly powerless over most everything and one becomes willing and able to connect with a Higher Power, by Which one is "empowered" insofar as one is open to use that power in accordance with HP's will.
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