By Hamilton B.
The culture and knowledge linked to the Twelve Step AA application has been captured during this accomplished consultant. sensible feedback for staying sober; summaries of AA rules, suggestions, and slogans; and a ancient review aid the reader comprehend the spirit of this system.
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How do we find a sponsor? The usual method is to listen in meetings for someone whose sharing is meaningful to us. Someone who regularly says things we can identify with and seems to have the kind of sobriety we want could be a good candidate. The goal is to find a sponsor who has what we want. Page 25 After identifying a potential sponsor, talk to this person about the possibility of sponsoring you. In the interview, try to determine whether or not the match is a good one. Do you have similar sponsorship goals?
Our Higher Power, working with us and through us, can restore us to sanity. Before we can be made willing to do our part, however, we have to ally ourselves with that Power greater than ourselves. This process is under way in the Second Step. Step Three The First Step led us to accept the fundamental problem we face as alcoholics: our powerlessness over alcohol and the unmanageability of our lives. The Second Step offered a solution: a Power greater than ourselves who could restore us to sanity.
We ask our Higher Power each morning to keep us sober. Of morning prayer and meditation, the Big Book says, On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. . We usually conclude the period of meditation with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given whatever we need to take care of such problems. 6 Page 30 A period of morning meditation helps us begin the day with a sense of serenity. The Big Book also suggests meditation at night: When we retire at night, we constructively review our day.