High bottom alcoholics may not have the same level of desperation as low bottom alcoholics
High bottom drunks- which compared to where these guys were in the early days, most of us qualify as high bottom.
Sticking with the Big Book is pretty cut and dry- I follow the directions in the book. I do things outside the Big Book, but when I am working with an alcoholic whatever I am doing should be in line with the Big Book, not against it.
what AA sobriety means to you, and how you live the steps, in your daily affairs. From there, I can learn alot more than simply doing as you do. It works better if i do for myself, you know?
I think we are talking about the same thing here- doing what I do is the steps, not the exact methodology or time limit. The sponsor actually needs the sponsee more than the sponsee needs the sponsor. The sponsor needs to give back what was given, not direct the experience of another