What recently have you heard about the 12 Steps?

[Autumnleaf]

I'll start.

The 12 steps are not there to be analyzed, philosophized or intellectualized. They are there to be utilized.

Meaning, you have to work the steps with a sponsor if you want to stay sober. Just sitting in meetings listening isn't enough.

 

[Autumnleaf]

Make your bed.

Lots of treatment centers tell people to do that to start the day, and lots of people in treatment do that and they continue to do it after treatment. Many say they like it and its part of their program. An old AA guy I know, who met Bill and Bob, says treatment centers started doing that because they wanted to save money on housekeeping costs so they started telling the people to make their own beds.