To Stay Sober
September 11, 2007 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Because those folks who’d been here before me kept telling me that if I didn’t do a thorough “pick-a-number” Step I’d be doomed to drink again! That’s why I did a Ninth Step – to stay sober. To change so I could live life one day at a time without having to drink!
Not so I could experience the Promises… damn.
Since I am always paraphrasing the last paragraph in the Ninth Step in the 12&12, here is an exact quote;
“For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.”
And that’s why we don’t “unload a detailed account of extramarital adventuring upon the shoulders of our unsuspecting wife or husband.”
I think it’s a different matter if they’re not so unsuspecting.
Please – don’t “do” the Ninth Step so you can “experience” the Promises. That is not the purpose of the Ninth Step.
The promises were the furthest thing from my consciousness when I was working the steps with my sponsor.
We did, however, discuss (at length) about injuring others when completing my 9th step.
I agree
“Please – don’t ‘do’ the Ninth Step so you can ‘experience’ the Promises. That is not the purpose of the Ninth Step.”
Amen. Make amends because they’re the right thing to do.