Originally Posted by
DoubleBarrel 
There is a PROGRAM of AA.
The PROGRAM is doing the steps.
Not your steps, or another interpretation of the steps, or some of the steps.
The program is mapped out in the big book.
Well, how I experience my sobriety is on me. How I interpret others experiences is also on me. When I do my steps, they are mine. They are not anybody's else but mine. Although the program is mapped out, the map is nothing more than the experiences of drunks sharing what did and what didn't work for them. The instant we enter into the spiritual realm is the same instant we distinguish ourselves from others albeit some more than others to be sure.
If nothing else, AA is a great example of sameness and differences between all contributing to the creation of the program, to those who practice it, and to the continuing veracity and vitality of the fellowship.