Top ten tips for when you are shaky

'86:1' means page 86 of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, paragraph 1. Paragraph 0 is the run-on paragraph at the top of a page.)

(1) Pray to whatever power has got you this far for strength. God is within, waiting to get out (p. 55:2, Big Book). Let out the power and watch it keep you safe!

(2) Write a brief Step Eleven review (86:1) and share it with a friend who shares this process. Listen for corrective measures.

(3) Whoever you're angry at, forgive them! Anger blocks you from God, and you need to be free of it to live (66-67).

(4) Whatever you're scared about, ask God to remove your fear and turn your attention to what he would have you be, right here, right now (68:3).

(5) If you need to apologise, check it out with a sponsor, and do it now! (87:1, 77:2).

(6) Find a newcomer to help. Ask God to show you what in your dark past can be used to help them: by showing them how you were given help (124:2).

(7) Call someone who has adopted the Twelve Steps described in the Big Book as a way of life and follow their direction.

(8) Go to a meeting early and ask for service.

(9) Share at the meeting and ask God to demonstrate through you His power in having kept you sober to date (68:3).

(10) Go for fellowship after the meeting with solution-oriented people and see what you can bring, not what you can get (128:0).