Step 12 — Carrying the Message – Joe C. – 1998 – Session 35
About This Speaker Tape
Joe C. maps out the mechanics of Step 12, treating the Big Book as a manual for pulling people back from the brink. He describes the "mental twist" that triggers a spree and the "hopeless feature of the malady" that leaves a man baffled.
He remembers the version of himself that "always got mine first," a man chained to a wall of resentment and fear like the figure locked in a cave. The turning point is a personality change sufficient to recover—a shift that replaces the insanity of control with a capacity for compassion. This change manifests in concrete wins: the ability to travel to Paris, ride under the channel, and visit Iceland.
It shows up in the 23 hours a day spent outside of meetings, where he stops fighting with his wife and children. For Joe, the "job" is to use these tools to avert death and walk the road of happy destiny under the guidance of a Higher Power.
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