Sponsor to Sponsee: You can certainly avoid working the steps for as long as you wish... my experience has been that I have never woken up to white clouds, blue skies, and chirping birds and said, "Gee! I just feel so damn great, I think that I'll work the steps!"
My experience has been that I generally am willing to work the steps when my back is against the wall, the shit has hit the fan, all hell has broken loose, and then finally I hear my sponsor saying, "Now, about those 12 steps .... "
