Step 12 is the third, and last, maintenance step, as well as the final step. However, this step can just as easily be thought of as the spiritual container for all of these steps. This step encourages us to adapt our very lives to the tenets of these steps, and to allow them to direct us in a new way of life. It also lays the groundwork for us to help one another in a true spirit of love. In this episode, a little overview of step 12.