Back to Basics - AAs 12 Steps

We are promised a daily reprieve conditional on maintaining fit spiritual condition.

What does it mean to be in fit spiritual condition?

It means that we are living in the condition of following God's will, not self-will. It means that we have worked the Steps, again and again.  Remember, Step 12 says:

"Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."

Doing the work of AA--the 12 Steps--must be our primary focus.  We must get and remain in fit spiritual condition if we are to live lives that are happy, joyous and free!

When was the last time you did the Steps? When was the last time you helped a newcomer do the Steps?  If it was in the last month or so, Congratulations! If not, we encourage you to re-new your commitment to the work of the Steps. Read them! Work them!

"...practice these principles in all our affairs."

"Back to Basics" is not just for new-comers.  It's a way for each of us to renew our commitment to the work of AA--the 12 Steps. Our thanks goes to Wally P., for his work in re-discovering the "Beginner's Classes" that were held in many parts of the country in the early days of AA.

Keep in mind that in the 1940's and 1950's, AA groups were 75-90+ % successful. That means that somewhere between 7 and 9 of every 10 drunks who came in the doors got sober.

Today, estimates of AA's success rates range from 6% to 15%. What has changed? Well, for one thing, the focus on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous has been diluted and blurred.

If you'd like to learn more about the early days of AA, get yourself a copy of Wally's book; it's out of print currently, but often available through used bookstores, both on-line and "bricks and mortar".  (By the way...we have no financial interest in this book. We just want to help carry the message to those who still suffer.)

Wally's "Back to Basics" Web Site

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