Step Work

hotrod · hotrod

Step Two; "came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." C2C page 240: when I was dealing with alcoholism without the help of Al-Anon, I developed coping skills-- these are no longer enough. Al-Anon is teaching me a new and better set of skills. I will try to be pati...

mamakat71 · mamakat71

Step one questions; Do I accept that I cannot control another persons behavior? I am working to accept that I cannot control another persons behavior even though I want to because I am so affected by my ah behavior. Do I trust my own feelings? Do I know what they are? No I do not trust my own feelings. Som...

hotrod · hotrod

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--- that our lives had become unmanageable Courage to Change, page 14 ." I learned in Al-Anon that I am bound to fail to make someone else stop drinking. Because I am powerless over alcoholism" "our spiritual growth is unlimited and our rewards end less if we...

ClearMyHead · ClearMyHead

Hello everyone! I was so pleased to see a "chat site" that discusses the 12 Steps. I am one of those who just found that after I quit drinking, it's a whole lot harder to see things clearly! Then God brought ACA before me. I am just starting...and as you know I wane between enthusiasm to condemnation....

hotrod · hotrod

Step 12Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Paths to Recovery. It can be said that the entire Al-Anon program is summed up in step 12. We ac knowledge the results of our efforts -a spir...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 11Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.Paths to recovery.This relationship we have with the God of our understanding, compared to when we first walked t...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10Continued to take personal inventory and when we are wrong promptly admit it.C2C reading page 288: no longer must we accumulate burdens of guilt and resentment that will become heavier and more potent over time. Each day, each new moment can be an opportunity to clear the air and start agai...

JosefLauence · JosefLauence

Just recently, I received my 11 year chip and by the Grace of G-d, I have a loving family, successful business and transformed my life out of pain & chaos to beyond my wildest dreams. With that being said, it has come to my attention that over the years, since I got hooked on pain pills twice, after ago...

hotrod · hotrod

Step nine:" Made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others" C2C page 163 states "I need not make direct amends to those I've injured,if in doing so, I might cause further injury. If we feel direct amends are inappropriate, we can trust that HP w...

hotrod · hotrod

Step eight,Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all C2C page 299 " making amends is not just saying I'm sorry it means responding differently from our new understanding." My shareI did have to be very careful of working this step for the first time because I...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Seven Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings. C2C reading page 249 "When I take the Seventh Step, I pray that whatever interferes with my Higher Power's will for me will be removed. I don't have to have all the answers. I just need to be willing." My share. I have worked many Seventh Step in my l...

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Let's parse this brief sentence. Humbly -- We become so relentlessly self-reliant that we get very good at making things happen and we begin to believe we can handle anything. We develop hubris and contort our reasoning or logic to keep from admitting t...

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. We don't just have habits. We fall in love with them or define ourselves by them. If I have to stop pleasing people, stop putting others first, stop going along to get along, then I won't be myself. So even though we find through w...

hotrod · hotrod

Step SixWere entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character C2C reading page 319 - Progress not perfection applies to my readiness to let go of my defects as well as to other parts of my program.Step Six is my chance to cooperate with God. My goal is to make myself ready to let go of my fault...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Five; Admitted to God to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of my wrongs. Quote C2C page 311; "living with alcohol has taken a huge toll on our self-esteem. As a result we may not recognize how many of our wrongs are built upon a faulty sense of self. That's why the fifth step is so...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Four Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves C2C page 333; "my life is in a constant state of change. Awareness allows me to keep pace with the change. Only by knowing the person I am can I create the person I want to become . "Each man must look to himself to teaching the meaning of...

pushmepullme · pushmepullme

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol ( addiction, drugs, people, places, things) and that our lives (minds) have become unmanageable.I have tried to work on the steps for over at least 6 months. I have been going to F2F meetings for 3 years. I feel like it is too painful to think about this stuf...

REALITYJM · REALITYJM

This is my first post and admittedly I'm not even sure I should be posting here, or if this is the right board. Don't get me wrong, I'm positive I belong in Al-Anon (I've attended meetings in the past),I'm just not sure if this forum is the right place. So forgive me If I've hijacked your board. My husband i...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Three Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. Reading in the C2C page 350 There are no guarantees that life will turn out the way would like. But the program has shown me God's will is the only way, it is up to me to work with him and turned my life an...

hotrod · hotrod

Step two Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity Step 2 Reading. C2C reading page 307 . First we come to meetings, then we come to and then we come to believe. The journey towards a Higher Power has been gradual for most of us and we have been unaware of the pr...

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	Alanon Step 2 (October 1 2017) (Preview) Step Two; "came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." C2C page 240: when I was dealing with alcoholism without the help of Al-Anon, I developed coping skills-- these are no longer enough. Al-Anon is teaching me a new and better set of skills. I will try to be pati...	hotrod	20	2468	Dec 31, 2017 by hotrod
	step work 1 (Preview) Step one questions; Do I accept that I cannot control another persons behavior? I am working to accept that I cannot control another persons behavior even though I want to because I am so affected by my ah behavior. Do I trust my own feelings? Do I know what they are? No I do not trust my own feelings. Som...	mamakat71	20	2482	Mar 20, 2018 by hotrod
	Alanon Step One (9-18-2017) (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--- that our lives had become unmanageable Courage to Change, page 14 ." I learned in Al-Anon that I am bound to fail to make someone else stop drinking. Because I am powerless over alcoholism" "our spiritual growth is unlimited and our rewards end less if we...	hotrod	25	2424	May 14, 2018 by hotrod
	Completely New to ACA and fearful of 4th Step. Help! (Preview) Hello everyone! I was so pleased to see a "chat site" that discusses the 12 Steps. I am one of those who just found that after I quit drinking, it's a whole lot harder to see things clearly! Then God brought ACA before me. I am just starting...and as you know I wane between enthusiasm to condemnation....	ClearMyHead	1	957	Aug 11, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 12 (8-1-2017) (Preview) *Step 12*Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Paths to Recovery. It can be said that the entire Al-Anon program is summed up in step 12. We ac knowledge the results of our efforts -a spir...	hotrod	2	992	Aug 3, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 11 (7-16-2017) (Preview) *Step 11*Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.Paths to recovery.This relationship we have with the God of our understanding, compared to when we first walked t...	hotrod	4	1119	Jul 21, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 10 (7-9-2017) (Preview) Step 10Continued to take personal inventory and when we are wrong promptly admit it.C2C reading page 288: no longer must we accumulate burdens of guilt and resentment that will become heavier and more potent over time. Each day, each new moment can be an opportunity to clear the air and start agai...	hotrod	2	926	Jul 10, 2017 by hotrod
	Confused in Vegas (Preview) Just recently, I received my 11 year chip and by the Grace of G-d, I have a loving family, successful business and transformed my life out of pain & chaos to beyond my wildest dreams. With that being said, it has come to my attention that over the years, since I got hooked on pain pills twice, after ago...	JosefLauence	1	877	Jul 5, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 9 ( 6-26-2017) (Preview) Step nine:" Made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others" C2C page 163 states "I need not make direct amends to those I've injured,if in doing so, I might cause further injury. If we feel direct amends are inappropriate, we can trust that HP w...	hotrod	4	1171	Jul 5, 2017 by hotrod
	Step 8 alanon (6-13-2017) (Preview) *Step eight,Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all C2C page 299* " making amends is not just saying I'm sorry it means responding differently from our new understanding." My shareI did have to be very careful of working this step for the first time because I...	hotrod	4	1070	Jun 24, 2017 by hotrod
	Al-Anon Step Seven (5-31-2017) (Preview) Step Seven Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings. C2C reading page 249 "When I take the Seventh Step, I pray that whatever interferes with my Higher Power's will for me will be removed. I don't have to have all the answers. I just need to be willing." My share. I have worked many Seventh Step in my l...	hotrod	6	1329	Jul 5, 2017 by hotrod
	Step 7 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (2017-05-29) (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Let's parse this brief sentence. Humbly -- We become so relentlessly self-reliant that we get very good at making things happen and we begin to believe we can handle anything. We develop hubris and contort our reasoning or logic to keep from admitting t...	JamesCT	3	1128	Nov 1, 2017 by hotrod
	Step 6 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (2017-05-11) (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. We don't just have habits. We fall in love with them or define ourselves by them. If I have to stop pleasing people, stop putting others first, stop going along to get along, then I won't be myself. So even though we find through w...	JamesCT	0	908	May 11, 2017 by JamesCT
	Step 6 Alanon (5-10-2017) (Preview) Step SixWere entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character C2C reading page 319 - Progress not perfection applies to my readiness to let go of my defects as well as to other parts of my program.Step Six is my chance to cooperate with God. My goal is to make myself ready to let go of my fault...	hotrod	8	1518	Dec 18, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 5( 4-30-2017) (Preview) *Step Five;* Admitted to God to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of my wrongs. Quote C2C page 311; "living with alcohol has taken a huge toll on our self-esteem. As a result we may not recognize how many of our wrongs are built upon a faulty sense of self. That's why the fifth step is so...	hotrod	10	1621	Oct 26, 2017 by hotrod
	ALANON Step 4 ( 4-17-2017) (Preview) *Step Four* Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves C2C page 333; "my life is in a constant state of change. Awareness allows me to keep pace with the change. Only by knowing the person I am can I create the person I want to become . "Each man must look to himself to teaching the meaning of...	hotrod	10	1699	Sep 25, 2018 by hotrod
	Step 1 (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol ( addiction, drugs, people, places, things) and that our lives (minds) have become unmanageable.I have tried to work on the steps for over at least 6 months. I have been going to F2F meetings for 3 years. I feel like it is too painful to think about this stuf...	pushmepullme	8	1666	May 10, 2017 by hotrod
	I have young children. (Preview) This is my first post and admittedly I'm not even sure I should be posting here, or if this is the right board. Don't get me wrong, I'm positive I belong in Al-Anon (I've attended meetings in the past),I'm just not sure if this forum is the right place. So forgive me If I've hijacked your board. My husband i...	REALITYJM	1	940	Apr 6, 2017 by hotrod
	Step 3 alanon (4-2-2017) (Preview) *Step Three* Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. *Reading in the C2C page 350* There are no guarantees that life will turn out the way would like. But the program has shown me God's will is the only way, it is up to me to work with him and turned my life an...	hotrod	4	1373	Apr 9, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 2 (3-12-2017) (Preview) Step two Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity *Step 2 Reading*. C2C reading page 307 . First we come to meetings, then we come to and then we come to believe. The journey towards a Higher Power has been gradual for most of us and we have been unaware of the pr...	hotrod	6	1980	Mar 22, 2017 by hotrod
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