Category Archives: Step 12

General Thoughts on Getting Newcomers Started

Posted on January 11, 2017 by

Hi Everyone! Since we briefly discussed how to sponsor, I thought I would post this on the blog from the handout that we read this past Sunday. General Thoughts on Getting Newcomers Started Set a time to talk or meet. … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Characteristics of Effective Sponsors

Posted on December 20, 2016 by

Hi Everyone! This was something that we read during our meeting, so I thought it might be helpful to make it into a picture. Top Ten Characteristics of Effective Sponsors Abstinent: The sponsor is abstinent, and abstinence is the most … Continue reading →

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Developing a Food Plan

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

Developing a Food Plan Today, during our meeting, we also discussed developing a food plan and how to sponsor. The information that I shared came from a wonderful handout on how to sponsor that I found on line. This is … Continue reading →

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Twelve Step Outreach 

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

The joy of this blog is that I am beginning to see how it really is helping others and to “carrying the message to those who still suffer.” I wanted to share a recent email exchange that I had with … Continue reading →

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Program: A Design For Living

Posted on August 16, 2016 by

    Hi Everyone! I hope this picture is clear. During our recent Back To The 40’s Workshop, I once again came to appreciate how program is deceptively simple and yet so comprehensive. It truly is a design for living. According to the … Continue reading →

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Summary & Playback Recording Numbers Of Our Meeting This Week

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

Dear Emotional Sobriety Workshop Members: Thank you for your participation and sharing during our meeting this week. This week, we began our workshop again! Telephone conference number: (712) 775-7031 Access Code: 397-681-282 Playback recording number is: (712) 775-7029 Access Code: … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Gems

Posted on February 25, 2016 by

This is for Ossnath, at her special request. This is a quote from our meeting this past week: We don’t live to recover, we recover to live and we practice these principles in all our affairs. We always need to … Continue reading →

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