Step 2 Men's Group
Spirituality is essential to our sobriety.
George T. takes us through the Twelve Steps and Big Book portions to start the meeting every Thursday. Each missive is packed with fine prose, fascinating insights and challenging reading. Following the read (about 20 minutes)…the floor is open to everyone’s thoughts on how they may have been influenced or impacted by that writing. It’s really fun to be a part of and members are enjoying it.
As a recovering alcoholic I see my recovery in similar terms. I stay sober because I enjoy my life sober much more than I enjoyed getting drunk, but that alone cannot satisfy me. I want to win--to grow in joy, serenity, and personal freedom.
Take a look at this if you like, we will be reading this for our Thursday Step Study this week, April, 23. Of all the Twelve Steps, it seems the one most commonly rationalized and postponed is the Fourth. I had a bookful of “reasons” for not involving myself with it. After all, it was …
“When thus out of joint, man’s natural desires cause him great trouble, practically all the trouble there is. . . . We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us.” Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions DURING ELEVEN years in AA, I have become more and more aware of the difficulty …
