"SUGGESTED" STEPS

Daily reflections - DECEMBER 1

Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. . . . A. A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program." TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 106-07

I remember my sponsor's answer when I told him that the Steps  were  "suggested."  He  replied  that  they  are "suggested" in the same way that, if you were to jump out of an airplane with a parachute, it is "suggested" that you pull the ripcord to save your life. He pointed out that it was "suggested" I practice the Twelve Steps, if I wanted to save my life. So I try to remember daily that I have a whole program  of recovery based  on all  Twelve  of the "suggested" Steps.