Dear diary
This is a reminder to encourage myself to work hard in the 12 steps recovery program and not do the following:
2 stepping
They do step 1 and jump to step 12, diving head first into the program sponsoring others, chairing and even starting new meetings, in the fellowship of GA. That sounds like working the program, but they have not work the Twelve Steps.
1. We admitted we were powerless over gambling – that our lives had become unmanageable.
12. Having made an effort to practice these principles in all our affairs, we tried to carry this message to other compulsive gamblers.
There are the 13th Step: People Who Prey on Newcomers
Then there are the “Three Step Shuffle”: They do the first three steps, but lack the willingness, and thoroughness to face a Fourth Step Inventory.
I was a 3 step shuffle for many years until now. Better late than never. My time is now.
I am walking down a different street.
