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I am working with a sponsee and we've read through We Agnostics in the BB and Step 2 in the 12 x 12, and have discussed both texts. Afterwards, I asked her if she is confident now to "take" Step 2....

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Hmmm Kenny, sounds like possibly a resentment towards Tx Centers , at least from my perspective. Been there myself for quite some time, but see it as an inside problem rather than one coming from...

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Annie, I agree with shalom (Linda) but still say We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. ® 1994 Serenity BBS It means, to me, to give time, time to work. This person only needs...

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Here is a case in point: One of our friends is a heavy smoker and coffee drinker. There was no doubt he over indulged. Seeing this, and meaning to be helpful, his wife commenced to admonish him about...

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I agree that until you have that aha! moment your usually just spinning your wheels. Something just slammed me between the eyes. Chris

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It means, to me, to give time, time to work. This person only needs to show up and listen. It's their gestalt. Its thier paradigm shift. It's thier white light experience. It's thier "Ahha". It's...

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Forgive me, but it sounds like she hasn't really bought into the 1st. step. If we are powerless over alcohol, but some of us are sober, then something must be more powerful than alcohol and therefore...

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For me, personally, this would not have worked, but I do have a sponsee who was able to see where she was heading with alcohol, and decided to stop drinking before she crossed that unseen "line,"...

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"The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences * which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward...

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Michael, three separate post in reply to one letter??? "When a newcomer comes in, do you just throw God at them? Do you talk about the other tools? 1. Work with another alcoholic. 2. Listening to...

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Annie, I had to let go of a sponsee due to constant relapses and her last time "out" trying to tell me how AA was 'crazy' and she was going to save me from the program. Well...she is back. Before the...

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George - she does believe that there is something more powerful. I said that. She does not believe that that power will restore her to sanity. She sees that some of us our sober. She feels she'll be...

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"She feels she'll be the exception." One of the suggestions I find hardest to accept is on page 96: "We find it a waste of time to keep chasing a man (or woman) who cannot or will not work with you....

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Remember that sponsors can only guide us through the steps. We must personally do the work in order for the steps to be completed and for us to grow spiritually. My sponsor believes in a power greater...

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