congradulations on close to 14 months!!!!!

well done :-)

i'm glad you found something that worked for you,
is working for you
that is wonderful, a wonderful thing indeed
and i wouldn't want to take that away from you
that is an acomplishment indeed
something to be really proud of
well done you :-)

sounds like you have adapted the steps in a way that makes sense for you and your beliefs.
different chapters vary on how much you are supposed to do things by the book...
and how much you should take what works and leave the rest.
but sounds like you are doing well with what you are doing.

people are people...
there are people who say things that help
there are people who say things that harm
from all over the place.

i just like to put in a word for rational recovery for people who are thinking aa / na is the only way.

and i like to put in a word for the brights for people who struggle with the 'higher power' concept and think they are alone in that...