Step Work

Stepchild1 · Stepchild1

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...

John · John

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...

John · John

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...

Audrey · Audrey

Humbly Asked Him to Remove Our Shortcomings I was stumped when I hit this step. Up until this point, I had made an admission (step 1), came to believe (step 2), made a decision (step 3), took an inventory (step 4), once again admitted (step 5), became ready (step 6). Now I needed to do something, ask somet...

Audrey · Audrey

It looks like a step 6 post did not get made this month and I'm happy to put up a post. Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character When I came to Al Anon, I was full of anger. I grew up in a home with a rageaholic so it stands to reason I was very good at showing my own anger. When I c...

DavidG · DavidG

ACoA on the east coast USA, ACA on the west coast. ACA D-F embraces people from any dysfunctional, malfunctioning, or destructive family system. ACA grew out of a combination of Alateen Alanon and AA members. In the 1970's. This is a link to a mega group- that meets on a facebook profile. It IS NO...

DavidG · DavidG

Step Six. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. In my middle years the steps slipped over, in and round my mind, like water slipping over slippery stones on a mountain stream. Today the words spring out at me. "were entirely ready". And a plea to remove "all" these...

DavidG · DavidG

...hi y'all... ...I am standing ng in here, for Betty- who passed away a few months ago. Would be happy to hand the role over- to anyone interested, and up with the Steps, Traditions and Concepts- in any of the 12 Step groups represented here on MIP. I would be happy to support y'all to get u...

DavidG · DavidG

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...

DavidG · DavidG

This step may change and update every day. It is set to the Asian time zone [https://adultchildren.org/aca-daily-affirmation/]

DavidG · DavidG

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs. I am reading today from "Alanon's Twelve Steps &Twelve Traditions" [Alanon 1981]. This is a three stage process. Getting things right with our higher power, moving from denial to acceptance within...

DavidG · DavidG

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Arohanui, aroha mai... welcome here... ... They say- that if you remember the '70's you weren't there. Grew up in the 60's and 70's- in to a completely different world than my parents had know. I was one of those people who dress...

DavidG · DavidG

I highlighted this some years ago. Copyright Alanon, 1981. Page 51. The armoury of personal improvements gave us the strength we needed to make amends, not only to the living, but to the departed, by being kind to others and forgiving of ourselves. The wisdom and confidence we gained from the stud...

DavidG · DavidG

Step 3. Made a conscious decision to turn our will and our lives over to care of God as we understood him. If you look on our message board you will find a thread on C2C reading for 30th of February- which is on the same topic. This thread contains some really good ESH! ... The founders of AA and Alan...

DavidG · DavidG

Step Two. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. This part of our MIP Alanon activity is in a holding pattern. Our leader here, Betty K. is seriously ill, in New York. I am sitting in my truck, three hours from home, having spent the night in tent! At the bottom...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 1 Admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable Step 1 Courage to Change Page 14 When I was able to admit that I am powerless over alcohol my life did become more manageable. Today I will take a step to freedom and growth by surrendering. MY BRIEF SHARENagg...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 12HAVING HAD A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AS A RESULT OF THESE STEPS WE TRIED TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS AND TO PRACTICE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR AFFAIRSODAT PAGE 348AT no point in my life will I achieve perfection; there will never be a time in my life when I will not need the joy and satisfaction of...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 11SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO IMPROVE MY CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD, AS I UNDERSTOOD HIM PRAYING ONLY FOR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL AND THE POWER TO CARRY IT OUT 1 COURAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 165I WILL TAKE TIME TO CLEAR MY MIND OF UNNESsary, HURRIED THOUGHTS.THERE SEEMS TO BE LIMITED AMOUN...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10Continued to Take Personal Inventory and when I was Wrong Promptly Admitted it.COURAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 144t This Step has helped me to learn that Living One Day at a Time involves more than pulling my attention back from fears about the future.it also means leaving yesterdays baggage in the p...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 9C2C page 299making amends is not just saying I'm sorry-- it means responding differently from our new understanding in additionHAVE I HARMED MYSELF? OF COARSE I HAVE. THIS IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO RECOVER FROM. BEING TRUE TO MYSELF IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS I CAN GIVE TO THOSE AROUN...

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	STICKY: Questions about the 12 Steps.... (closed) (Preview) 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...	Stepchild1	1	12463	Dec 5, 2011 by John
	STICKY: The Twelve Steps ( 1 2 3 4 ) (closed) (Preview) 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...	John	127	77792	Mar 20, 2017 by kelseymessick1959-ems
	STICKY: Step Board Format (closed) (Preview) 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...	John	0	11403	Feb 24, 2005 by John
	Al Anon Step 7 (Preview) Humbly Asked Him to Remove Our Shortcomings I was stumped when I hit this step. Up until this point, I had made an admission (step 1), came to believe (step 2), made a decision (step 3), took an inventory (step 4), once again admitted (step 5), became ready (step 6). Now I needed to do something, ask somet...	Audrey	0	15	3 days ago by Audrey
	Al Anon Step 6 (Preview) It looks like a step 6 post did not get made this month and I'm happy to put up a post. Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character When I came to Al Anon, I was full of anger. I grew up in a home with a rageaholic so it stands to reason I was very good at showing my own anger. When I c...	Audrey	1	36	10 days ago by DavidG
	A Great ACoA resource. (Preview) ACoA on the east coast USA, ACA on the west coast. ACA D-F embraces people from any dysfunctional, malfunctioning, or destructive family system. ACA grew out of a combination of Alateen Alanon and AA members. In the 1970's. This is a link to a mega group- that meets on a facebook profile. It IS NO...	DavidG	0	60	May 31st by DavidG
	Alanon Step 6. (Preview) Step Six. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. In my middle years the steps slipped over, in and round my mind, like water slipping over slippery stones on a mountain stream. Today the words spring out at me. "were entirely ready". And a plea to remove "all" these...	DavidG	0	82	May 31st by DavidG
	...looking for help on this site... (Preview) ...hi y'all... ...I am standing ng in here, for Betty- who passed away a few months ago. Would be happy to hand the role over- to anyone interested, and up with the Steps, Traditions and Concepts- in any of the 12 Step groups represented here on MIP. I would be happy to support y'all to get u...	DavidG	3	72	10 days ago by soveve
	CODA Twelve Steps (Preview) 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...	DavidG	0	88	May 12th by DavidG
	ACA Step 5 (Preview) This step may change and update every day. It is set to the Asian time zone [https://adultchildren.org/aca-daily-affirmation/]	DavidG	0	137	May 2nd by DavidG
	Alanon Step 5. (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs. I am reading today from "Alanon's Twelve Steps &Twelve Traditions" [Alanon 1981]. This is a three stage process. Getting things right with our higher power, moving from denial to acceptance within...	DavidG	0	136	May 2nd by DavidG
	Alanon Step 4... (Preview) 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Arohanui, aroha mai... welcome here... ... They say- that if you remember the '70's you weren't there. Grew up in the 60's and 70's- in to a completely different world than my parents had know. I was one of those people who dress...	DavidG	0	193	April 1st by DavidG
	Alanon Step 8 quote, from "The Twelve Steps". (Preview) I highlighted this some years ago. Copyright Alanon, 1981. Page 51. *The armoury of personal improvements gave us the strength we needed to make amends, not only to the living, but to the departed, by being kind to others and forgiving of ourselves.* The wisdom and confidence we gained from the stud...	DavidG	0	191	March 27th by DavidG
	Step 3... (Preview) Step 3. Made a conscious decision to turn our will and our lives over to care of God as we understood him. If you look on our message board you will find a thread on C2C reading for 30th of February- which is on the same topic. This thread contains some really good ESH! ... The founders of AA and Alan...	DavidG	2	613	March 27th by DavidG
	Step Two.... (Preview) Step Two. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. This part of our MIP Alanon activity is in a holding pattern. Our leader here, Betty K. is seriously ill, in New York. I am sitting in my truck, three hours from home, having spent the night in tent! At the bottom...	DavidG	0	231	February 24th by DavidG
	Alanon Step 1 (1-1-20) (Preview) Step 1 Admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable Step 1 Courage to Change Page 14 When I was able to admit that I am powerless over alcohol my life did become more manageable. Today I will take a step to freedom and growth by surrendering. MY BRIEF SHARENagg...	hotrod	4	464	February 16th by DavidG
	Step 12 ALanon 12--9 (Preview) Step 12HAVING HAD A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AS A RESULT OF THESE STEPS WE TRIED TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS AND TO PRACTICE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR AFFAIRSODAT PAGE 348AT no point in my life will I achieve perfection; there will never be a time in my life when I will not need the joy and satisfaction of...	hotrod	0	564	Dec 9, 2019 by hotrod
	step 11 (11-1) (Preview) *STEP 11SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO IMPROVE MY CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD, AS I UNDERSTOOD HIM PRAYING ONLY FOR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL AND THE POWER TO CARRY IT OUT 1 COURAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 165*I WILL TAKE TIME TO CLEAR MY MIND OF UNNESsary, HURRIED THOUGHTS.THERE SEEMS TO BE LIMITED AMOUN...	hotrod	6	654	Jan 2, 2020 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 10( 10-1)_ (Preview) **Step 10Continued to Take Personal Inventory and when I was Wrong Promptly Admitted it.COURAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 144t This Step has helped me to learn that Living One Day at a Time involves more than pulling my attention back from fears about the future.it also means leaving yesterdays baggage in the p...**	hotrod	4	772	10 days ago by soveve
	Alanon Step 9(9-1-2019) (Preview) STEP 9C2C page 299making amends is not just saying I'm sorry-- it means responding differently from our new understanding in additionHAVE I HARMED MYSELF? OF COARSE I HAVE. THIS IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO RECOVER FROM. BEING TRUE TO MYSELF IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS I CAN GIVE TO THOSE AROUN...	hotrod	4	722	January 14th by hotrod
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