When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

Many people say, it is all in the Big Book. That may be, but what kept me sober were the Twelve Steps. Without them, I would not be sober today. I will be every grateful for the Twelve and Twelve, they are a blueprint to living for me.

Many people say, The Twelve Traditions are for the group. They are also spiritual tools which I need to apply to my own life.

Originally posted in December 2004 on another site

It is amazing, this was written in 2004, and it is just as true in today. This is a living program. It isn't just about the 12 Steps, it is about taking the program outside of the rooms and living it. The 12 Traditions are guidelines to help us live in our home, at work, and in the community.

I found myself in the Big Book. The 12 & 12 showed me how to live with the new me. I not only had to deal with my prescription drug and alcohol addictions, I had to look at my eating disorder and other shortcomings which developed in my life like my computer addiction and my pain. The 12 Steps are applicable to all areas of my life. They helped me to quit smoking and not substitute one addiction for another.