Taking the Twelve Steps prepares us to have a "spiritual awakening" or a "spiritual experience" (page 569 in Alcoholics Anonymous). These phrases refer to the change in our thinking, attitudes, and outlook that occurs after taking the steps. This change frees us from active addiction. Applying the steps in our daily lives enables us to establish and improve our conscious contact with God or our Higher Power. Many in our fellowship believe that the greatest safeguard …showed first 75 words of 1957 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1957 total…analyze what happened, they may find they had stopped practicing these principles in all their affairs. That they were no longer examining their motives, reviewing their days, praying, or carrying the message (pages 15 and 89). If there were one watchword to describe how these steps should be practiced, it would be "continuously," for it is only through God and constant application of these principles that we can be assured of the recovery offered by Cocaine Anonymous.