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FINISHED (FOR NOW)

On December 31st, I finished a year of work on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Yeh. I can say that here because we are only anonymous at the public level and, finally, they tell us that this isn't public. The internet is mostly a closed system and not open ended like movies, radio, television and the rest.

OK. So I am in AA and have been sober for 32 years. You heard it here first.

Anyway, for the last year I have been working through The Steps, one a month. The nth time that I have done this except for the one a month part. Usually it takes as long as it takes, maybe a few months if that. I wanted more depth.Or something.

Living in the Step, meaning that I remain conscious of how that particular Step is applying to me a day at a time then journaling about it, sending the diary to my sponsor every week and, at the end of the month, meeting with him and talking about it. Then moving on to the next Step.

I had a great experience and I am glad that I did it. And I am glad that it is over. Well, the formal part. I still go to Meetings and work the Steps one way or another.

Anyway, I am done. I am a free man.

I have more time to blog and shit.

It wasn't that it took so much so much as that it took mental energy. Very worthwhile none the less.

So I hope that I can put some of that back into the blog. Not the spiritual part but more of my day and all.

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