Step Work

Tahir · Tahir

After having picked up the tool of my First Step, having accepted my powerlessness and unmanageability, when I moved on to Step Two with my Sponsor, I had to open my mind to a Power greater than my addiction that could restore me and everything that transpires in my daily recovery to sanity. Here, I ha...

ML · ML

ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I didn't get what that meant until I started to look at my emotions as addictions......I didn't know where to start because I didn't have something concrete (so I thought) I needed to 'give up'. Then it dawned on me. I can be/am addicted to depressive th...

JulieLynn · JulieLynn

I need an online Alanon sponsor to help me work the steps. I have been in Alanon for 2yrs and need help working the steps. Any volunteers? Thanks

ML · ML

"To you whom I call my Higher Power, help me to believe You can restore balance to my life. Help me to avoid shading my understanding of You by molding You to my own ability to perceive." (April 8 Today meditation) ML here..........powerless over my emotions. Living in my head most of the time was a thr...

Vicky R · Vicky R

hi guys my internet connection was cut off for a few days and now I'm a bit behind with things ! this week the topic is step 3 : " Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him " if you're not sure what to share there is lots of interesting stuff in the C...

Lisa444 · Lisa444

I realize that you are on step two now, but I can't even conceive of getting step two as I can't even get step one. I know I am powerless over alcohol and people, places, and things. That was easier for me. Unlike most people on here (and in meetings) I don't feel any connection to a high...

ML · ML

Further Quotes for EA book "It Works If You Work It" : (pg 35) "Sanity may be an off-putting concept, until we think back on all the times we'd done the same thing over and over, each time expecting miraculously different results." Since I was and am too fearful of using and I too am ACOA and codependa...

ML · ML

ML here....powerless over my emotions....... quotes from EA book titled "It Works If You Work It": (pg 34 - 35) ...."But we soon realize that on our own we had not be able to solve our problems; willpower and resolve had not changed our negative behaviors and attitudes. We see that our lives had bee...

littledogs · littledogs

Hi, I'm new here, however, I have posted a

t Seekers. I thought this might be a good and helpful sight to h...

dot · dot

Hi all - I'll be out of commission for awhile - having a third surgery on my neck. If all goes well I hope to be back in a month. I've asked Vick R to step in for me and I know she will welcome your help. Thank you all for supporting this board. It's taken us some time to get it going but I'm excited about t...

dot · dot

Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1. What would it take to allow my concept of a Higher Power to change? 2. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 3. What does sanity mean to me? 4. Have I allo...

sheilasdad · sheilasdad

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. When I first came to AA and I had to share on the second step, I would boldly declare,"My name is Mike, I'm an alcoholic, and I am not now, nor have I ever been insane." This despite years of performing such sane acts as...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, My name is Carol and I'm an alcoholic. I have been in recovery just over one year and I'm working the steps to the very best of my ability. I love our program and the changes that it is bringing in me. I am truly grateful to have found AA and to be enjoying my sobriety. As I have just joine...

sheilasdad · sheilasdad

Okay folks, I will admit to another form of powerlessness. I can't walk away from a turkey leg. I'm powerless. Help me. Please... Just kidding.... Happy Thanksgiving!!

Kiana · Kiana

STEP TWO: CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE US TO SANITY. Well this step is a big concept for me. I do believe in God, although over the years and especially right before I began the 12 steps, I had started to doubt God. I had started to feel that He had abandoned me in this c...

janna p · janna p

My sponser asked me to write down everyday things I`m grateful for...And 10 priorities.I`m 57 days clean.:) I`m looking at a blank sheet of paper lol I`m grateful for being clean today,just seems i don`t even know what to write about.I`ve been 57 meetings in a row,all i do is ~tears Fallen~ Don`t even k...

Tahir · Tahir

"We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable" Working Step One with my first Sponsor actually gave me the permission to not use, for the first time in my life ever. It set me free through the realization that I cannot ever gain control over my using for the...

dot · dot

Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 18 (Copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) The basic principle...

liza · liza

We admitted we were powerless over __drugs_____--that our lives had become unmanageable. (*See Note At bottom) I worked step one almost one year ago, and it took me over a month to complete. In working this step I not only learned that I was powerless over my loved ones addiction to drugs, b...

ML · ML

ML here......powerless over my emotions. One of my stumbling blocks is/was my negative self-talk which can directly affect my emotions - or vice versa, any way you slice it it's a mud pie. In the EA published book "It Works if You Work It" is a wonderful section I use called Talking The Talk that I enjoy r...

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	NA Step Two (Preview) After having picked up the tool of my First Step, having accepted my powerlessness and unmanageability, when I moved on to Step Two with my Sponsor, I had to open my mind to a Power greater than my addiction that could restore me and everything that transpires in my daily recovery to sanity. Here, I ha...	Tahir	6	1883	Dec 17, 2006 by Tahir
	Step 3 awakenings EA (Preview) ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I didn't get what that meant until I started to look at my emotions as addictions......I didn't know where to start because I didn't have something concrete (so I thought) I needed to 'give up'. Then it dawned on me. I can be/am addicted to depressive th...	ML	0	833	Dec 12, 2006 by ML
	I need a sponsor (Preview) I need an online Alanon sponsor to help me work the steps. I have been in Alanon for 2yrs and need help working the steps. Any volunteers? Thanks	JulieLynn	6	1487	Jun 21, 2007 by Blessed
	STEP 3 Emotions Anonymous (Preview) "To you whom I call my Higher Power, help me to believe You can restore balance to my life. Help me to avoid shading my understanding of You by molding You to my own ability to perceive." (April 8 Today meditation) ML here..........powerless over my emotions. Living in my head most of the time was a thr...	ML	0	1813	Dec 6, 2006 by ML
	Step 3 ... (Preview) hi guys my internet connection was cut off for a few days and now I'm a bit behind with things ! this week the topic is step 3 : " Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him " if you're not sure what to share there is lots of interesting stuff in the C...	Vicky R	2	954	Dec 12, 2006 by hudsond
	How can you do step one or two when you don't have a God or HP? (Preview) I realize that you are on step two now, but I can't even conceive of getting step two as I can't even get step one. I know I am powerless over alcohol and people, places, and things. That was easier for me. Unlike most people on here (and in meetings) I don't feel any connection to a high...	Lisa444	10	1346	Aug 14, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 2 EA continued...... (Preview) Further Quotes for EA book "It Works If You Work It" : (pg 35) "Sanity may be an off-putting concept, until we think back on all the times we'd done the same thing over and over, each time expecting miraculously different results." Since I was and am too fearful of using and I too am ACOA and codependa...	ML	0	798	Nov 29, 2006 by ML
	Step 2 -EA (Preview) ML here....powerless over my emotions....... quotes from EA book titled "It Works If You Work It": (pg 34 - 35) ...."But we soon realize that on our own we had not be able to solve our problems; willpower and resolve had not changed our negative behaviors and attitudes. We see that our lives had bee...	ML	0	1366	Nov 29, 2006 by ML
	new (Preview) Hi, I'm new here, however, I have posted at Seekers. I thought this might be a good and helpful sight to h...	littledogs	2	1000	Nov 30, 2006 by Tahir
	Having surgery (Preview) Hi all - I'll be out of commission for awhile - having a third surgery on my neck. If all goes well I hope to be back in a month. I've asked Vick R to step in for me and I know she will welcome your help. Thank you all for supporting this board. It's taken us some time to get it going but I'm excited about t...	dot	7	886	Jun 24, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Two Questions (Preview) Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1. What would it take to allow my concept of a Higher Power to change? 2. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 3. What does sanity mean to me? 4. Have I allo...	dot	6	1646	Dec 14, 2006 by twinkie
	Step 2 - AA (Preview) Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. When I first came to AA and I had to share on the second step, I would boldly declare,"My name is Mike, I'm an alcoholic, and I am not now, nor have I ever been insane." This despite years of performing such sane acts as...	sheilasdad	1	1273	Nov 26, 2006 by Quetzal
	Hi Everyone (Preview) Hi everyone, My name is Carol and I'm an alcoholic. I have been in recovery just over one year and I'm working the steps to the very best of my ability. I love our program and the changes that it is bringing in me. I am truly grateful to have found AA and to be enjoying my sobriety. As I have just joine...	Quetzal	4	818	Jun 25, 2007 by Blessed
	Powerlessness (Preview) Okay folks, I will admit to another form of powerlessness. I can't walk away from a turkey leg. I'm powerless. Help me. Please... Just kidding.... Happy Thanksgiving!!	sheilasdad	0	638	Nov 23, 2006 by sheilasdad
	Step Two: ACA/ACOA (Preview) STEP TWO: CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE US TO SANITY. Well this step is a big concept for me. I do believe in God, although over the years and especially right before I began the 12 steps, I had started to doubt God. I had started to feel that He had abandoned me in this c...	Kiana	2	1107	Dec 18, 2006 by SheilaC
	NA (Preview) My sponser asked me to write down everyday things I`m grateful for...And 10 priorities.I`m 57 days clean.:) I`m looking at a blank sheet of paper lol I`m grateful for being clean today,just seems i don`t even know what to write about.I`ve been 57 meetings in a row,all i do is ~tears Fallen~ Don`t even k...	janna p	2	914	Nov 20, 2006 by Tahir
	NA Step One (Preview) "We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable" Working Step One with my first Sponsor actually gave me the permission to not use, for the first time in my life ever. It set me free through the realization that I cannot ever gain control over my using for the...	Tahir	4	6397	Nov 29, 2006 by Tahir
	Step Two Al-Anon (Preview) Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 18 (Copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) The basic principle...	dot	12	1265	Mar 31, 2007 by plsrolmo
	Step one (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over __drugs_____--that our lives had become unmanageable. (*See Note At bottom) I worked step one almost one year ago, and it took me over a month to complete. In working this step I not only learned that I was powerless over my loved ones addiction to drugs, b...	liza	1	964	Nov 19, 2006 by peggysnowmom
	Talking the Talk (EA affirmations/communication tips) (Preview) ML here......powerless over my emotions. One of my stumbling blocks is/was my negative self-talk which can directly affect my emotions - or vice versa, any way you slice it it's a mud pie. In the EA published book "It Works if You Work It" is a wonderful section I use called Talking The Talk that I enjoy r...	ML	0	887	Nov 14, 2006 by ML
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