Working and Reworking the 12 Steps – Paul M.
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South Georgia, 1934. A boy is plucked from a good school in Oak Park and dropped into the dullness of the Okefenokee Swamp, where alcohol becomes a friend early. Paul M. recalls a life spent as a "running drunk," a naval aviator who destroyed two aircraft, and a professional wrestler. He describes the "metaphysical hernia" he developed while trying to vault into the spiritual stratosphere as a retarded mystic, chasing gurus and advanced theories.
He warns against "alcoholic Alzheimer's"—forgetting everything but the resentments—and the trap of confusing activity with action. For Paul, sobriety isn't about attending meetings or squeezing a "sponsor bear"; it is the grit of working and reworking the 12 steps to treat the disease of the conscience. He speaks of the "gift of honesty" thrust upon him and the painful, necessary process of making amends to a father he hadn't seen since 1941. He views the steps as spiritual exercise, essential for a continuing awakening and a relationship ...
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