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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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Step 4 Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves C2C reading .page 55 I can't find a solution to a problem when fears or frustrations confuse me. A searching and fearless moral inventory of myself can make a difference. Whenever I work the steps, I tell my higher power that I am wil...

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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...

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Step six were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character C2C reading page 221 I need not judge the rate in which I change old habits or ways of thinking if I am uncomfortable withMY MY behavior thEN on some level I am already moving toward change. I heliIEVE that only that when the...

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Third STEP Made a Decision to Turn our Will and Laves over to he care of God as we understood Him Quote from Paths to Recovery Once we make the decision to turn our will over there is sill the question on how to do it my response I approached this step carefully not sure what would be asked of...

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Step five:" admitted to God to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs C2C reading page 50: I am learning the nature of my nature by working the 12 steps. . I trust that I will uncover what I need to know for now and uncover the remaining in time. I am learning"that as I keep wo...

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Step eight; Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all Paths to recovery page 81. By working this step we have overcome numerous obstacles and become much more self aware. How do I make a list? One member shared that she makes a list t with columns the first headi...

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Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves C2C reading page 345 my fourth step inventory helped me to discover" who I am". What my values are and the behavior, I would 'd like to keep and what I would like to change. The quote is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "He th...

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	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	2955	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	3493	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	3694	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	1350	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	4436	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	3509	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	7714	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	3730	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	1420	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	1070	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	1158	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	2815	Jan 14, 2020 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	2969	Jan 2, 2020 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 4 ( 3-312019) (Preview) Step 4 Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves C2C reading .page 55 I can't find a solution to a problem when fears or frustrations confuse me. A searching and fearless moral inventory of myself can make a difference. Whenever I work the steps, I tell my higher power that I am wil...	hotrod	4	2957	Jan 2, 2020 by hotrod
	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	1104	Dec 9, 2019 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 6 (6-1-2019) (Preview) Step six were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character C2C reading page 221 I need not judge the rate in which I change old habits or ways of thinking if I am uncomfortable withMY MY behavior thEN on some level I am already moving toward change. I heliIEVE that only that when the...	hotrod	0	3393	May 31, 2019 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 3 ( 3 -1-19) (Preview) Third STEP Made a Decision to Turn our Will and Laves over to he care of God as we understood Him Quote from Paths to Recovery Once we make the decision to turn our will over there is sill the question on how to do it my response I approached this step carefully not sure what would be asked of...	hotrod	10	6378	May 11, 2019 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 5 (5-1-2019) (Preview) Step five:" admitted to God to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs C2C reading page 50: I am learning the nature of my nature by working the 12 steps. . I trust that I will uncover what I need to know for now and uncover the remaining in time. I am learning"that as I keep wo...	hotrod	2	4220	May 8, 2019 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 8 (7-29-2018) (Preview) Step eight; Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all Paths to recovery page 81. By working this step we have overcome numerous obstacles and become much more self aware. How do I make a list? One member shared that she makes a list t with columns the first headi...	hotrod	2	2047	Feb 13, 2019 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 4(3-24-2018) (Preview) Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves C2C reading page 345 my fourth step inventory helped me to discover" who I am". What my values are and the behavior, I would 'd like to keep and what I would like to change. The quote is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. "He th...	hotrod	19	4173	Jan 2, 2019 by hotrod
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