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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Step One We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. C2C reading 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 skills. I will try to be pati...

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 acknowledge the results of our efforts, a spir...

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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...

Starkravingsober · Starkravingsober

Greetings! I am new to this forum, and have joined because I'd like more perspective. Every time I do a third step, my sponsor gives me this assignment. "Ask as many people as it takes to accumulate 300 years how they know they're doing God's will." As an alcoholic who had answered this question, it's a n...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it C2C reading page 164," on this new day, let me quickly reflect and search out any negative feelings that are left over from yesterday. Old resentments will interfere with my serenity today. Perhaps it's tim...

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Step Nine:" Made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others C2C reading page 196, I can't make past wrongs disappear. But I can take actions that will help me to let them go. When I make amends, I do what I can to correct the situation. Then I can put the p...

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Step Eight: made a list of ll persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. C2C page 101 ; " with this step we sort out our part taking responsibility for our actions but also releasing ourselves from the burden of falsely held responsibilities My Share. It is very imp...

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Step 7 Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings Courage to change, page 295 "after years of asking only for a particular solution to a problem, such as, please make the alcoholic stop drinking. I need to learn a better way to ask for help. Today I will meditate for a few minute on what I need, and the...

hotrod · hotrod

step 6Became entirely ready to have God remove all our defects of characterC2C ."page 319 this is a quote from Alateen One Day at a Time; "Step six is my chance to cooperate with God. My goal is to make myself ready to let go of my faults and let God take care of the rest." My shareWhen I first attempted to wo...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 5Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.. C2C page 125:"Recovery is a wonderful word. It means getting something back. Today I will try to remember that, that something is me."Quote Is from James Michener; "if a man happens to find himself. He has a m...

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	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	871	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	847	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	720	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	1037	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	993	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	1171	September 25th 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	1150	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	762	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	1039	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	1499	Mar 22, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 1 (3-1-2017 (Preview) *Step One* We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. C2C reading 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 skills. I will try to be pati...	hotrod	24	2723	Sep 16, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 12 (2-1-2017) (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 acknowledge the results of our efforts, a spir...	hotrod	10	1108	Mar 8, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 11 (Jan 1-17-2017) (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	6	883	Feb 5, 2017 by hotrod
	How do you know when you're doing God's Will? (Preview) Greetings! I am new to this forum, and have joined because I'd like more perspective. Every time I do a third step, my sponsor gives me this assignment. "Ask as many people as it takes to accumulate 300 years how they know they're doing God's will." As an alcoholic who had answered this question, it's a n...	Starkravingsober	4	969	Jan 16, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 10 (1-5-2017) (Preview) *Step 10Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it* C2C reading page 164,"** on this new day, let me quickly reflect and search out any negative feelings that are left over from yesterday. Old resentments will interfere with my serenity today. Perhaps it's tim...	hotrod	4	871	Jan 24, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 9( 12-26-2016) (Preview) Step Nine:" Made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others C2C reading page 196, I can't make past wrongs disappear. But I can take actions that will help me to let them go. When I make amends, I do what I can to correct the situation. Then I can put the p...	hotrod	4	960	Jan 16, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 8 (12-11-2016) (Preview) Step Eight: made a list of ll persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. C2C page 101 ; " with this step we sort out our part taking responsibility for our actions but also releasing ourselves from the burden of falsely held responsibilities My Share. It is very imp...	hotrod	5	965	Jan 9, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 7 (11-28-2016) (Preview) Step 7 Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings Courage to change, page 295 "after years of asking only for a particular solution to a problem, such as, please make the alcoholic stop drinking. I need to learn a better way to ask for help. Today I will meditate for a few minute on what I need, and the...	hotrod	10	1183	Dec 27, 2016 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 6 (11-15-2016) (Preview) step 6Became entirely ready to have God remove all our defects of characterC2C ."page 319 this is a quote from Alateen One Day at a Time; "Step six is my chance to cooperate with God. My goal is to make myself ready to let go of my faults and let God take care of the rest." *My share*When I first attempted to wo...	hotrod	6	1055	Dec 1, 2016 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 5 (10-31-2016) (Preview) Step 5Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.. C2C page 125:"Recovery is a wonderful word. It means getting something back. Today I will try to remember that, that something is me."Quote Is from James Michener; "if a man happens to find himself. He has a m...	hotrod	4	886	Nov 22, 2016 by hotrod
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