in simple questions: is your way working? do you believe another way (the steps) can work (by listening to others' stories, both in meetings & on speaker tapes)?
xa-speakers.com take a listen
my way wasn't working, I thought the steps might. I made a decision to continue & was guided through 4, 5, 6 + 7...I had a profound change during 6...I continued through to 12. As a result of working these 12.steps, I came to believe & to experience the steps, as written...
the steps, as written, are an overview of what we did.