Step 12 – Episode 53

Are you wondering whether you’ve had a spiritual awakening, or even what a spiritual awakening might be? How can you practice these principles in all your affairs? And what are “these principles” anyway? Are you not sure how to carry the message? Today, Linda and Spencer talk about Step 12, which states “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.” Our discussion is structured by these questions: Have you had a spiritual awakening? What does that mean to you? How do you know? What sort(s) of spiritual awakening(s) have you experienced? What do you understand to be “these principles”? Steps? Traditions? Concepts? Slogans? What else? What are some ways in which you practice these principles “in all your affairs?” In the family At work With friends In society What are some ways in which you carry the message of the program to others? In meetings As a sponsor With family and friends This podcast! How does Step 12 empower and inspire you?

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12-step recovery for those of us who love alcoholics or addicts. We share our experience, strength, and hope as we use the principles of the Al-Anon program in our lives. We talk openly and honestly about the problems and challenges as we face alcoholism and addiction in our friends and relatives. We share the tools and solutions we have found that let us live a life that is serene, happy, and free, even when the alcoholic or addict is still drinking or using.