Somebody expressed to me one time a concern about a step study meeting. It wasn’t spelled out very clearly that the meeting was for studying the steps, rather than working them. So, what is the difference between doing step study and working the steps? Here are a few:
Step Study
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Working the Steps
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Involves developing as complete as possible an understanding of how to work the step, why work the step, and what the desired benefits of the step are.
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Involves taking action to accomplish the steps. May include study as a component for each step, but study does not replace the need for action.
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Can be done:
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Should be done with your sponsor, with some tasks on your own or with an Al-a-Pal. You work out with your sponsor which tasks these are and when to do them.
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Can be done at whatever pace you choose.
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Should be done at whatever pace you agree to with your sponsor.
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Should be done with Conference Approved Literature (CAL), although what an individual uses for their own benefit is strictly up to the individual and may include other sources. Any Al-Anon activities such as group study need to use CAL exclusively.
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Should be done with Conference Approved Literature (CAL), although what an individual uses for their own benefit is strictly up to the individual and may include other sources. You and your sponsor work out which materials to work from.
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