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The Twelve Steps
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The 12 Steps
We admitted we were powerless over _______--that our lives had become unmanageable. (*See Note At bottom)
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understoo...
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Questions about the 12 Steps....
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Go ahead and ask, under the 12 step groups post you are aligned with. Try to keep your questions in relation to the current step your group is addressing, or steps previously addressed by your group on the board. All other inquiries should be placed on your groups main message board. On this board, yo...
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Step Board Format
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Hi everyone,
It's been brought to my attention by the Step Work Board monitors that several are sharing on issues or steps that are not in keeping with the boards format. So that everyone understands I have been asked to outline this boards format.
We address the Steps in the order they were wr...
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Tradition 1 Al Anon
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Tradition 1 - Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest number depends upon unity. I absolutely love this tradition. I apply this to both my personal life and my professional life. Before Al Anon there was only one way and that was my way. I would fight and argue and manip...
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Step 1 Al Anon
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Happy new year to all who come here. I love starting over. I love new opportunities. I love new beginnings. Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. I'd like to share some questions from Reaching For Personal Freedom 1. What keeps me holding on to the...
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Step 11 Al Anon
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Step 11 - Sought through prayer and mediation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. One of the questions asked in Reaching For Personal Freedom is "in what ways does my self-will affect my ability to f...
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Tradition 12 Al Anon
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Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities. There is so much wisdom in this tradition. It reminds me the importance of humility. It reminds me to look for the common bonds for the shared bonds versus seeking o...
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Step 12 Al Anon
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Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. I love this step. This step reminds me how important it is to be of service. One of the meetings I attend is HUGE, about 80 people daily. It t...
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Tradition 11 Al Anon
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Tradition 11 - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films and TV. We need guard with special care the anonymity of all AA members. I have so much ESH on this specific tradition. I'll start wit...
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Step 10 Al Anon
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Step 10 - Continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. I am so grateful to have many program friends. Most I know practice this step in the evening. I actually practice it in the morning. I am very much a morning person. I'm alert, clear headed and enjoy my mornings ver...
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Alanon Step One 1-1-2019 (12 31)-
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Step One WE admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable C2C page 240 When I was dealing with alcoholism without the help of Alanon i developed coping skills that are no longer enough Alanon is teaching me a new set of skills i will try to be patient with mys...
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Tradition 10 Al Anon
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Tradition 10 - The Al Anon Family Groups have no opinion on outside issues, hence our name out never be drawn into public controversy This tradition continually reminds me to focus on me and my recovery. This tradition reminds me to stay in my own lane. It is so easy to think I know what's best for others,...
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Tradition 8 Al Anon
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Tradition 8 says: Al-Anon Twelfth Step work should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers. I find two very different messages in this tradition. The first message I see is that we are all equal. We all come to the rooms as equals. It does not matter what o...
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Step 9 Al Anon
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Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. As I worked through the steps I had a better idea of who I was, who I had been and who I wanted to be. I recognized that some of my past behaviors had not served me well. Two of the first amends I made we...
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Tradition 9 - Al Anon
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Tradition 9 Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.One of the silver linings of this pandemic is that Ive been able to attend Al Anon meetings not only all over my start, but also all over my country and even...
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Lois's steps...
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... I think- in the first few years, most people speak to the topic. {if at all sometimes.} And sometimes need to speak and share a lot. A good time to start scouting around for a sponsor! ... But sometimes, me, at meetings- if there is something I need to say, or even prompted my my higher power- I might j...
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Step 8 Al Anon
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Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all My first instinct was you have got to be kidding, they should all be making amends to me. And then I got honest with myself. I had caused a lot of havoc in many people's lives. Very recently I went to my own sponsor and...
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Step 3 for ACoA
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3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. Assuming our definition of God (a k a higher power) is in place, here you make a choice: to accept the help of the universe. Here is where you stop playing basketball one on five and acquire a team. There is help out t...
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AcoA Step 1
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We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. I am 42 years old, soon to be 43 years old. My life has become unmanageable. I'm in a place right now where I have had other recovery for 14 years on and off but feel lik...
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CODA Twelve Steps
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The Twelve Steps of Co-Dependents Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over others - that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Go...
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