STEP TWELVE
HAVING MADE AN EFFORT TO PRACIICE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS WE TRIED TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO OTHEA COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS.
Step Twelve offers us the opportunity to use our new knowledge and G.A. experience. Putting it to work! Success means trying.
1. Helping other compulsive gamblers in and outside the fellowship.
2. "Giving" which demands nothing in return.
Discuss:
A. Are we ready and willing to help others?
B. What does "ready’ mean and can we help others as "newcomers?"
C. What is 12 Step Work? Sponsoring, telephone calls, clean-up, etc...
We find in Step Twelve that we have received a special gift by working the entire recovery program.
1. Life is not a dead end. There is purpose to life.
2. We are now an example of "recovery" through the GA Program.
Discuss:
A. Personal experience with previous 11 Steps.
B. Is the job finished?
C. Why do many members say "I? am a grateful compulsive gambler?"
Some members are prone to "two stepping" - working only Steps One and Twelve.
1. Sponsoring other members becomes discouraging.
2. We often give advice where we are not qualified and then feel hurt when we are rejected.
Discuss:
A. Guiding new members-GA suggestions.
B. Do we tend to over-manage circumstances? Can we be too involved in a member’s recovery?
C. The need to attempt to work all twelve steps.
We can carry our GA spirit into our daily affairs.
1. Adjusting to all conditions.
2. Our GA efforts provide the tools to overcome wearying problems which plague the unprepared.
Discuss:
A. How we reflect and see our growth in the angry and confused behavior of others while we are calm and confident.
B. What your personal ABSTENTION from gambling symbolizes.