Originally Posted by
SmilingLight 
Has anyone managed to put together a long period of sobriety (5 years or more, say) without "working the steps?" Steps 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and (for the most part) 12 just don't work for me, although the others make sense
I have 2 years here and I do go to AA, however, I haven't really done all the steps. I go to the meeting just to be around others and to listen. When I first started going I just went with the stuff that made sense to me and shelved the rest for a later ponder. I focus on the things that are positive for me.
I also do SMART sometimes and WFS and it is the samething with those programs. I do what makes sense to me.
There is no way I am ever going to agree 100% with just one program. And really, why limit myself to one when there are so many and I can take something from each of them?
For me the important thing is to have an open mind and to be willing to just try and to find things that work for me. That to me is what recovery is all about. Being willing to grow and learn.
Everyone has their own path, it is just a matter of finding it
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