A tip for AA newcomers
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A tip for AA newcomers
I'm hoping this post is helpful for those of you who may be considering AA or who are new to AA.
When I first started going to AA and got a sponsor, she encouraged me that as I was reading through the Big Book that I should underline things that stood out to me and make notes in the margins. I'm not really one to do that, but I decided to give it a go and thought I even went overboard with whole pages full of scribbled notes, circled words, lines with arrows and underlined passages.
Now around the 2.5 month mark I have lost some of my focus and let AA and recovery start to slip from my mind. As part of my re-commitment I've gone back each evening to reading in the Big Book, and now I really see the value because reviewing my notes and thoughts and how I connected to recovery in those first couple of weeks of sobriety has been a big help to reground me and get me back to where I need to be to be successful.
So don't be afraid to mark up your Big Book and 12x12. It can be a part of your sobriety tool kit not just for now but also as a reference for the future.
When I first started going to AA and got a sponsor, she encouraged me that as I was reading through the Big Book that I should underline things that stood out to me and make notes in the margins. I'm not really one to do that, but I decided to give it a go and thought I even went overboard with whole pages full of scribbled notes, circled words, lines with arrows and underlined passages.
Now around the 2.5 month mark I have lost some of my focus and let AA and recovery start to slip from my mind. As part of my re-commitment I've gone back each evening to reading in the Big Book, and now I really see the value because reviewing my notes and thoughts and how I connected to recovery in those first couple of weeks of sobriety has been a big help to reground me and get me back to where I need to be to be successful.
So don't be afraid to mark up your Big Book and 12x12. It can be a part of your sobriety tool kit not just for now but also as a reference for the future.
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Hi and congratulations for not relapsing.
One of the major reasons for relapsing is not remembering what got us were and at meetings.
A friend at meetings with close to 40 years says read all you want to but it’s the APPLICATION of what we read that works for sobriety.
BE WELL
One of the major reasons for relapsing is not remembering what got us were and at meetings.
A friend at meetings with close to 40 years says read all you want to but it’s the APPLICATION of what we read that works for sobriety.
BE WELL
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