12 steps

destinydreamer · Senior Member

12 steps

Wren · MIP Old Timer

Let's see, I really enjoy(ed) Living Sober. And a daily reading is my favorite. I don't even know if they still print "24 Hours a Day". But there are some great Hazelton books for daily devotional/affirmations out there that help keep focused.

When you're comfy enough, the Step Meetings are great. There is a Step Board here on MIP you could check out. There'll be other folks there to help you understand the Steps that way. Of course, everyone here will be able to give you their take on each step also.

Other than that? Sounds like your doing it to it, and that's just wonderful! Wren

Okay, I officially feel like an idiot. Yes the 24 Hours a Day book is obviously still published because it's being posted every day. Gawd, I read things without even looking at the title.

-- Edited by Wren at 03:40, 2007-03-21

-- Edited by Wren at 03:44, 2007-03-21

Quetzal · MIP Old Timer

Hi,

Very early on in my sobriety I bought a copy of Living Sober and I found that very useful. I also bought a copy of Daily Reflections. I loved reading the daily thoughts and knowing that I wasn't on my own reading them. I still felt very connected to AA each morning after I had read the day's reflection.

I also bought a copy of the Big Book and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. With the help of my wonderful sponsor I started working through both books and I started to feel so much better and that I really was actively working our program.

One of my regular meetings is a step meeting and it's always good to be there and learn other peoples experience of working the steps.

Also, there is a great website at:-

http://www.xa-speakers.org/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=13

They are speaker tapes and cover parts of the Big Book and the steps. It's great to be able to sit and listen to them when it is quiet at home for me.

Please let us know how things go for you, won't you?

Take care,

Carol

mikey50 · Senior Member

yes Big Book and 12x12 meeting are great ...also a Dictionary

psychoktty · Veteran Member

If you can find a copy of the "Little Red Book" it's not put out by AA World Services, it's a Hazelden publication, I personally really like it, partially because it will fit into your back pocket. This is of course in addition to not instead of the Big Book and the 12X12. Although my Big Book is a 3rd edition... maybe I should update.

You might be able to kill two birds with one stone as it were with the book buying, a lot of AA meetings sell both the Big Book and the 12X12 to newcomers as well as have other literature available. It is a little more discreet than visiting a bookstore.

Another thing to mention, if money is an object, and if you have the ability to do so, is that used bookstores tend to have more than a few recovery books including the Big Book, 12X12, meditiaton books, for less than you would pay new, and sometimes you find other people's experience strength and hope written in the margins

Phil · MIP Old Timer

12 and 12 book...online...

http://www.ipass.net/a1idpirat/12steps.html

Big Book...online

http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm