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313Freedom · 313Freedom

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...

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...

Audrey · Audrey

I was told I could post a tradition 7 share since we are in the 7th month so here goes Every group ought to be fully self-supporting,declining outside contributions. I have two very different takes on this tradition. First, how does it apply to me individually? I need to be responsible for each aspect o...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

hotrod · hotrod

eStep 8Made a list all persons we formed and became willing to make amends to them allquote from c2 c page 101 Withh this step we sort out our part, taking responsibility for our actions and also releasing ourselves the burden of falsely held responsibilities My share When I first read thisStep I f...

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...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Two: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity C2C page307 the arrival of faithin my life has been a gradual process. This process continues and grow stronger each day. I keep myself open to itOliver Wendell Holmes states; "I find the great things in this wo...

hotrod · hotrod

This Board had been trying to stay on target of a Step a MOnth We are up to: Step 7 "Humbly Asked Him to Remove Our ShortComings" Hi I am working Step 7 again. In Step 6 I did become entirely ready to have HP remove my many shortcomings. I saw how much pain my anger, resentment, self pity and fe...

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 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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	AcoA Step 1 (Preview) 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...	313Freedom	4	5228	Jul 21, 2020 by cestlavie
	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	1	3699	Jul 21, 2020 by DavidG
	Tradition 7 - Al Anon (Preview) I was told I could post a tradition 7 share since we are in the 7th month so here goes Every group ought to be fully self-supporting,declining outside contributions. I have two very different takes on this tradition. First, how does it apply to me individually? I need to be responsible for each aspect o...	Audrey	1	3963	Jul 16, 2020 by DavidG
	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	2	4661	Jul 16, 2020 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	3796	Jun 28, 2020 by DavidG
	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	2767	Jun 28, 2020 by soveve
	...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	4616	Jun 28, 2020 by soveve
	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	5083	May 31, 2020 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	2995	May 31, 2020 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	3538	May 2, 2020 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	3745	May 2, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 8 (8-1-2019) (Preview) eStep 8Made a list all persons we formed and became willing to make amends to them allquote from c2 c page 101 Withh this step we sort out our part, taking responsibility for our actions and also releasing ourselves the burden of falsely held responsibilities My share When I first read thisStep I f...	hotrod	6	1356	Apr 2, 2020 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	4498	Apr 1, 2020 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	3561	Mar 27, 2020 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	7820	Mar 27, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 2 (1-31-2019) (Preview) Step Two: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity C2C page307 the arrival of faithin my life has been a gradual process. This process continues and grow stronger each day. I keep myself open to itOliver Wendell Holmes states; "I find the great things in this wo...	hotrod	8	3768	Mar 20, 2020 by DavidG
	Step Seven (Preview) This Board had been trying to stay on target of a Step a MOnth We are up to: Step 7 "Humbly Asked Him to Remove Our ShortComings" Hi I am working Step 7 again. In Step 6 I did become entirely ready to have HP remove my many shortcomings. I saw how much pain my anger, resentment, self pity and fe...	hotrod	1	1424	Mar 3, 2020 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	1080	Feb 24, 2020 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	1162	Feb 16, 2020 by DavidG
	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	2833	Jan 14, 2020 by hotrod
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