Grey Book Reflection
Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps
Gray Book, p. 59 (Step Twelve, Header)
The Twelfth Step tells us that our Spirits Awaken as a result of Living the Steps. We're all born with a Spirit, but drug usage caused our Spirits to go to sleep.
After putting down the drugs and taking Step One, our Spirits begin to Awaken. The Fruit of Hope we experienced as a result of the Second Step continues to Awaken our Spirit.
In Step Three we gain Trust in this Higher Power. We continue to turn our Will and Lives over to the Care of the God of Our Own Understanding. With every Step and every Principle we Practice daily, our Spirits Awaken more and more.
By the time we reach the Twelfth Step, we fully become Awake. This is evidence in the way we Live, Carry the Message and Practice these Principles in all our affairs. Our Gray Book states, " the Twelve Steps guide us from a state of humiliation and despair to a state wherein we are able to act as instruments of God's will." This Awakening is not once and for all, if we stop Living the Program or Helping others, our Spirits can fall asleep again.
The final result is that we return to active addiction. This relapse of the Spirit is subtle, sometimes it goes unnoticed until we get into trouble. Our Spiritual Awakening must remain progressive, we never really arrive. Recovery is an Uphill Journey, so we must keep on feeding our Spirits to remain Awake, Vigilant and Growing.
If we're not Growing, we're going. We will continue to keep our Spiritual Awakening progressive.