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Step #12 – What Can I Do? (part 2)
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Step 12 is not only an important step in order to help me maintain my new way of life but it is also important because it helps to keep these 12 step programs flourishing. One of the best phrases I’ve heard in the 12 step rooms is that of, pass it on. The 12 step program originated in the homes of alcoholics. This is where they had their meeting, probably more like get-togethers back then. These were very active groups of recovering people, people who were actually finding a new way of life through the 12 steps. Back in those days, the 12 step may have been even more important than it is today because it help people to know that there was help out there for them.
So, in this original version of the 12th step, I doubt that the actual concept of a 12 step program was front and center. The 12 steps were a part of the book, a part of the program. This is why, I think, it says “as a result of this course of action”. I don’t believe they could yet put their finger on exactly what was happening.; They knew they had to clean their own house; they knew they had to help others; they knew that somehow this all has to do with their trust in God.
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