Step Work

seara · seara

I am trying to understand and do step 1 can anyone help me with this ? Thank you seara

powerless · powerless

Step Two Questions Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1 - What is my concept of a Higher Power at this time? 2. What does Came To Believe mean to me? 3. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 4. What does sani...

cheri · cheri

--Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.-- ...Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effec...

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Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 1. How do I feel about turning my life over to a Higher Power for guidance? 2. How do I know who or wht my Higher Power is? 3. How might Step Three help me keep my hands off situations created by o...

hildy · hildy

this is a step that gave me GREAT diffuculity..i just couldn't GET IT.,and there are sitll times that i don't GET IT.God gave us all free will..and i know that i misused that free will.Makeing the decision to work the rest of the steps i thing opened my eyes to what was the proper use of my will and what was G...

powerless · powerless

Step Three Questions Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 1. How do I feel about turning my life over to a Higher Power for guidance? I feel a sense of relief knowing that someone else is in charge. I also have a sense of fear because someo...

hildy · hildy

can someone please tell me how to access the step study work ?..i don't seem to be able to get to it on my computer.Thanks..Hildy

dot · dot

Hi all - I'll be away from the board for a few weeks. Have to heve surgery on my neck to remove extra bone that I don't need. Then to re-hab for therapy to try to get my legs working better. I welcome your prayers and send you all my love - Dot

hildy · hildy

i am an alcoholic.,food addict.,amongst other addictions.I have turned to people places and things for comfort.That sense of dis-ease has always haunted me.Alcohol .,food.,etc.gave me comfort until they became my enemy.Today when i am feeling those feelings where do i turn...My GOD ?.....

cheri · cheri

This was the step that I had trouble with...turning my entire life over to the care of God. I had had a spiritual experience that lead me to AA, I had a belief in God, but for 20+ years I had been a prime example of self-will run riot. I hadn't a clue how to even start. I spent alot of time looking for an answer th...

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Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ouselves could restore us to sanity. 1 - What is my concept of a Higher Power at this time? 2. What does Came To Believe mean to me? 3. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 4. What does sanity mea...

Mr Rick · Mr Rick

I'm just wondering if anyone has any particular way of doing 4th step work that is formatted somewhat differently than the Big Book?

kdj10271962 · kdj10271962

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:Hello everyone Karen here. I know this is a website paced with wisdom. I just don't know how to get to where I need to be. Are the post done generically for all addictions. Do you use different books at different times. etc. I am recov...

cheri · cheri

--Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him-- ...Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own liv...

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Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. From: How Al-Anon Works - pg 50. (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) We made a...

soni · soni

I am in my first three days of absenance. It has been difficult at times but I am attending meeting daily. I feel so uplifted to finally confront my inner insecurities and progress to a better understanding through acknowledgement of Step one. I feel so lucky and blessed that step...

cheri · cheri

I started going to meetings and you told me that I needed to pray. I said I didn't know how. You said..If you want the obsession to leave you must sincerely ask God to remove it. I said I couldn't,because I didn't think God listened. See, I was raised with religion, and I never felt right about the things I h...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

How do I feel about Step Two? Welll... It was an awakening!. It was as if Steps One, Two and Three were there all at once. (but I had more homework and bookwork to do later in alanon!). One evening at bedtime, I was at my bottom and had this realization: I had fe...

jrtjosey · jrtjosey

Crying, Ranting, Screaming, Pleading Back to living room trying to get the picture of the passed out man I love with his face down on the kitchen counter out of my head Instead, one more trip Crying, Ranting, Screaming, Pleading Still no one listening off to bedroom lock the d...

Wantneeda · Wantneeda

Second step prayer I pray for an open mind so I may come to believe in a Power grater than myself. I pray for humility & the continued opportunity to increase my faith. I don't want to be crazy anymore!!! Acceptance of my powerlessness lead ;me into step 2. Belief in my self-will was all i had. I be...

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	step 1 (Preview) I am trying to understand and do step 1 can anyone help me with this ? Thank you seara	seara	3	1563	Jun 30, 2005 by seara
	Step Two Share (Preview) Step Two Questions Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1 - What is my concept of a Higher Power at this time? 2. What does Came To Believe mean to me? 3. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 4. What does sani...	powerless	1	1275	Jun 30, 2005 by fearbgone
	Step 4--AA (Preview) --Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.-- ...Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effec...	cheri	1	2938	Jun 28, 2005 by cheri
	Step Three Questions (Preview) Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 1. How do I feel about turning my life over to a Higher Power for guidance? 2. How do I know who or wht my Higher Power is? 3. How might Step Three help me keep my hands off situations created by o...	dot	3	2286	Jun 21, 2005 by Tavie
	step 3 (Preview) this is a step that gave me GREAT diffuculity..i just couldn't GET IT.,and there are sitll times that i don't GET IT.God gave us all free will..and i know that i misused that free will.Makeing the decision to work the rest of the steps i thing opened my eyes to what was the proper use of my will and what was G...	hildy	0	1222	Jun 20, 2005 by hildy
	Step Three Share (Preview) Step Three Questions Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 1. How do I feel about turning my life over to a Higher Power for guidance? I feel a sense of relief knowing that someone else is in charge. I also have a sense of fear because someo...	powerless	0	1338	Jun 19, 2005 by powerless
	step study ? (Preview) can someone please tell me how to access the step study work ?..i don't seem to be able to get to it on my computer.Thanks..Hildy	hildy	1	1407	Jun 19, 2005 by cheri
	Surgery (Preview) Hi all - I'll be away from the board for a few weeks. Have to heve surgery on my neck to remove extra bone that I don't need. Then to re-hab for therapy to try to get my legs working better. I welcome your prayers and send you all my love - Dot	dot	3	1404	Jun 18, 2005 by me2
	comfort (Preview) i am an alcoholic.,food addict.,amongst other addictions.I have turned to people places and things for comfort.That sense of dis-ease has always haunted me.Alcohol .,food.,etc.gave me comfort until they became my enemy.Today when i am feeling those feelings where do i turn...My GOD ?.....	hildy	2	1424	Jun 18, 2005 by me2
	Step three share (Preview) This was the step that I had trouble with...turning my entire life over to the care of God. I had had a spiritual experience that lead me to AA, I had a belief in God, but for 20+ years I had been a prime example of self-will run riot. I hadn't a clue how to even start. I spent alot of time looking for an answer th...	cheri	0	1374	Jun 17, 2005 by cheri
	Step Two Questions (Preview) Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ouselves could restore us to sanity. 1 - What is my concept of a Higher Power at this time? 2. What does Came To Believe mean to me? 3. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 4. What does sanity mea...	dot	4	7222	Jun 17, 2005 by Idealsummerluv
	Fourth Step Work (Preview) I'm just wondering if anyone has any particular way of doing 4th step work that is formatted somewhat differently than the Big Book?	Mr Rick	4	1952	Jun 15, 2005 by Tavie
	Help me?!!! (Preview) ::Hello everyone Karen here. I know this is a website paced with wisdom. I just don't know how to get to where I need to be. Are the post done generically for all addictions. Do you use different books at different times. etc. I am recov...	kdj10271962	1	1527	Jun 15, 2005 by cheri
	Step 3--AA (Preview) --Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him-- ...Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own liv...	cheri	1	1589	Jun 14, 2005 by cheri
	Step Three - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. From: How Al-Anon Works - pg 50. (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) We made a...	dot	1	1480	Jun 11, 2005 by dot
	Step One/Two (Preview) I am in my first three days of absenance. It has been difficult at times but I am attending meeting daily. I feel so uplifted to finally confront my inner insecurities and progress to a better understanding through acknowledgement of Step one. I feel so lucky and blessed that step...	soni	1	1527	Jun 10, 2005 by cheri
	Step 2 share (Preview) I started going to meetings and you told me that I needed to pray. I said I didn't know how. You said..If you want the obsession to leave you must sincerely ask God to remove it. I said I couldn't,because I didn't think God listened. See, I was raised with religion, and I never felt right about the things I h...	cheri	4	1456	Jun 3, 2005 by cheri
	Step Two Awakening...w/Step One and Three (Preview) How do I feel about Step Two? Welll... It was an awakening!. It was as if Steps One, Two and Three were there all at once. (but I had more homework and bookwork to do later in alanon!). One evening at bedtime, I was at my bottom and had this realization: I had fe...	wallsal55	2	1622	Jun 2, 2005 by dis
	Paths to Recovery - working step 2 homework (Preview) Crying, Ranting, Screaming, Pleading Back to living room trying to get the picture of the passed out man I love with his face down on the kitchen counter out of my head Instead, one more trip Crying, Ranting, Screaming, Pleading Still no one listening off to bedroom lock the d...	jrtjosey	1	2746	Jun 2, 2005 by nycbt
	Step 2 share (Preview) Second step prayer I pray for an open mind so I may come to believe in a Power grater than myself. I pray for humility & the continued opportunity to increase my faith. I don't want to be crazy anymore!!! Acceptance of my powerlessness lead ;me into step 2. Belief in my self-will was all i had. I be...	Wantneeda	0	1481	Jun 2, 2005 by Wantneeda
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