Step 12 is the longest chapter in the AA 12x12 book, and i remember posting it in our last cycle. I had to post it in 3 sections cuz I kept getting timed out. But it was sooo worth it. It wraps up all the Steps so that we can have an overview of the whole program. It describes how the active alcholic can become like a naughty child, and the spouse can fall into a dominating parent role. It also describes how a couple can get out of this codepency so that the recoverying alcoholic and the recoverying spouse can act like two mature people in a healthy relationship. I recommend reading this to everyone.

I am not going to post this all again, due to current circumstances, but hope that John does for you all.

For my 'share',,,  I find that 2 stepping is very easy.  It's easy for us to say that 1 we find that we are powerless and our lives are unmanageable, and 12 to give other people advice and try to run the show with our own wills.   It is much harder to really work all the Steps and then try to practice them in all our affairs.  The program tries to give us better tools for living and getting along with people and suggests that we improve ourselves before trying to improve others. Then to teach others by being good examples.  Progress and not perfection. None of us ever reaches perfection,,, and the key is in learning how to be patient and accepting each other with our imperfections. Working together as best we can, trusting that God will do what none of us can do alone.

The program works IF we work it.

God bless you all,

love in recovery,

amanda