I remember my sponsor's answer
when I told him that the Steps were "suggested."
He replied that they are "suggested" in the same way that,
if you were to jump out of an airplane with a parachute,
it is "suggested" that you pull the ripcord
to save your life.
He pointed out that it was "suggested"
I practice the Twelve Steps, if I wanted to save my life.
So I try to remember daily that I have a whole program
of recovery based on all Twelve of the
"suggested" Steps.

Thought to Ponder....

Recovery is not an event; it is a process.

Recovery Related Acronym

S T E P S = Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety.