Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs"
p. 154
"We can prepare for Step 12 by ensuring that our Higher Power has been a part of every aspect of our program. If we have merely added God as an ingredient to our recovery, we will not notice any spiritual awakening in Step 12. If we have kept control in our own hands, we will find no spiritual awakening now. However, the spiritual awakening of Step 12 will be ours if we have done all of the following: relied upon our Higher Power's presence, worked the Steps in partnership with God, and surrendered control of our will and lives... "
from "How it Works"
"Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thouroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not give themselves to this simple program... half measures availed us nothing..."
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do your best and God does the rest, a step at a time
