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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from 'The 12 Steps for Adult Children' "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it" "Our recovery is similar to a garden. Our lives once belonged to the weeds, our self-defeating behavior, but God has helped to plant a garden in our lives, pulled the weeds a...

Ms_Tea · Ms_Tea

The First Step: We admitted we were powerless over addiction and that our lives had become unmanageable - How or what brought me to this realization? I can identify with everything I read. I knew I was powerless because nothing I said, did or the fact that I w...

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!!

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...

curious · curious

Okay, first I want to thank you for this forum. I look forward to working the steps here often. My question about step 12, however, is a little complicated. How do we know the difference between spreading the word and helping others and interfering and making decisions for others...

Leighahh · Leighahh

Ok so i have been in the program for a while now i have 3 years and 2 months and i had a sponsor but then i got back together with my husband and i isolated myself, i have started going back to meetings but i can seems to find a sponsor that has the time for another sponsee. What am i suppose to do i need to st...

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...

jenny · jenny

Hi, I am new here, have been a "spectator and minor contributor" at al-anon and more than ever I really want to work the steps. I have written my 1st step out about 3 years ago and then as my 2nd child was born and my A SO relasped I relapsed as well. I have never been able to find a sponsor, had a temp who moved af...

sheilasdad · sheilasdad

Hi all, Step One - Admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic. My recovery in AA started when I took the first step. For me, I think this occurred when I attended my first AA meeting. Mind you, I was...

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...

ML · ML

I have found some of these very helpful, either as an exercise for journalling or talking with a fellow member or my sponsor about.... Copied from the "Step by Step" guide for EA, page 4, 5 onward..... "Before beginning it is important to understand that working this step is not a confession of cha...

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	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	2160	Dec 14, 2006 by twinkie
	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	1271	Dec 12, 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	1450	Dec 12, 2006 by hudsond
	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	2904	Dec 6, 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	1455	Nov 30, 2006 by Tahir
	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	1530	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	1867	Nov 29, 2006 by ML
	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	8245	Nov 29, 2006 by Tahir
	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	1747	Nov 26, 2006 by Quetzal
	Step 10 - ACoA (Preview) from 'The 12 Steps for Adult Children' "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it" "Our recovery is similar to a garden. Our lives once belonged to the weeds, our self-defeating behavior, but God has helped to plant a garden in our lives, pulled the weeds a...	amanda2u2	1	1718	Nov 25, 2006 by freedom
	Step 1 - Nar-Anon (Preview) The First Step: We admitted we were powerless over addiction and that our lives had become unmanageable - How or what brought me to this realization? *I can identify with everything I read. I knew I was powerless because nothing I said, did or the fact that I w...*	Ms_Tea	4	7756	Nov 23, 2006 by Tahir
	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	1122	Nov 23, 2006 by sheilasdad
	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	1360	Nov 20, 2006 by Tahir
	Step 12 question (Preview) Okay, first I want to thank you for this forum. I look forward to working the steps here often. My question about step 12, however, is a little complicated. How do we know the difference between spreading the word and helping others and interfering and making decisions for others...	curious	6	1648	Nov 19, 2006 by peggysnowmom
	Need Sponsor (Preview) Ok so i have been in the program for a while now i have 3 years and 2 months and i had a sponsor but then i got back together with my husband and i isolated myself, i have started going back to meetings but i can seems to find a sponsor that has the time for another sponsee. What am i suppose to do i need to st...	Leighahh	8	1538	Nov 19, 2006 by peggysnowmom
	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	1345	Nov 19, 2006 by peggysnowmom
	Please help, my way isn't working (Preview) Hi, I am new here, have been a "spectator and minor contributor" at al-anon and more than ever I really want to work the steps. I have written my 1st step out about 3 years ago and then as my 2nd child was born and my A SO relasped I relapsed as well. I have never been able to find a sponsor, had a temp who moved af...	jenny	7	1356	Nov 19, 2006 by peggysnowmom
	Step One - AA (Preview) Hi all, Step One - Admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic. My recovery in AA started when I took the first step. For me, I think this occurred when I attended my first AA meeting. Mind you, I was...	sheilasdad	3	1723	Nov 16, 2006 by sheilasdad
	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	1323	Nov 14, 2006 by ML
	Step One Questions EA (Emotions Anonymous) (Preview) I have found some of these very helpful, either as an exercise for journalling or talking with a fellow member or my sponsor about.... Copied from the "Step by Step" guide for EA, page 4, 5 onward..... "Before beginning it is important to understand that working this step is not a confession of cha...	ML	0	1801	Nov 14, 2006 by ML
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