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ForMe-ForHim-ForThem · ForMe-ForHim-ForThem

Hello all! My husband of ten years checked himself into a program on Friday. As he begins his own journey to recovery, I want to begin my own journey of healing. I have read about the history of Al-anon, the 12 steps, and the 12 traditions, and am now ready to start integrating them into my life. My hopes...

JamesCT · JamesCT

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. We need to make things right. If we create a problem we need to try to fix it. But we shouldn't create new problems in the process of fixing old ones. The Hippocratic Oath says:I will prescribe regime...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10 Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step 10 suggests an honest appraisal of ourselves on a daily basis. This step reminds us that we are human and are likely to make mistakes. In taking a daily inventory of our actions and behavior, we are able to fr...

hotrod · hotrod

Step FiveAdmitted to God to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongPaths to Recovery page 53Step five requires honesty with ourselves and others. Our first task is to admit the exact nature of our wrongs to our HP. Having worked step 1,2 and three you have an acceptance of o...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 8 Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Paths to recovery page 81In step eight we are given a new task and directions for approaching the recovery work needed. The specific assignment is to make a list of persons we had harmed. The second part challeng...

LearningToTrust · LearningToTrust

Admitting I am powerless over people, places and things and my life is unmanageable. Although I know that I am responsible for myself and how I respond to life's situations and circumstances, for now, I find myself powerless over how fear, anxiety and anger get triggered within me and how toxic it le...

Sabin · Sabin

I feel scared writing on the board about this step, I am taking a risk and being real, part of me is saying you know nothing, 11 years in recovery means that is a lie, why does my own mind work against me when I take risks. Step one for me is the start of getting honest. I am a recovering ACA and grateful to all wh...

Lynn59 · Lynn59

Hi, I am in need of a temp Sponsor. My Sponsor recently informed me she will not be going to meetings anymore. I am in a small group with mostly newcomers, so I don't have an option to ask one of them. I have taken my 4th and 5th steps and continue to grow in the program with a very grateful heart. I no longer h...

adelesavoie · adelesavoie

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. One of the most difficult parts of doing this step is that there are people who you have harmed who have also harmed you. You don't want to make amends to them because you "know" you're never getting amend...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 2Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanityPaths to Recovery page 22The family disease of alcoholism is as cunning and baffling to us as it is with the alcoholic. In studying step one and two we are humbled in the realization that we have frailties. Taking thes...

hotrod · hotrod

Step SevenHumbly asked him to remove our shortcomingsPaths to recovery page 72There is a natural progression in working the steps. We are never asked to do anything before we are fully prepared and ready. Step seven is a natural follow-up to steps four five and six. We were not asked to turn our will o...

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...

hotrod · hotrod

Step SixWere entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of characterPaths to Recovery ( page 65)We know we have character defects and have some idea of the pain and difficulties they cause. Step six does not rid us of these defects , it only asks us to become ready. Are we ready? With the gui...

Annemarie · Annemarie

Hi there I wanted to go through the 12 steps but don't know we're to start or ask?

hotrod · hotrod

Step fourMade a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselvesPaths to Recovery page 38Steps 1,2 and three taught us about the disease of alcoholism. They stressed our powerlessness over the disease and suggested that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity if we so desire....

Lu · Lu

I was told that there would be a meeting here tonight at 9 pm

hotrod · hotrod

Step eightMade a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.Step eight gives us the opportunity to raise our awareness of our past behaviors. Our application of the previous steps has shown us that we have indeed harmed others by our words and actions. Just as im...

hotrod · hotrod

Step six Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of characterReaching or Personal FreedomBeing entirely ready for God to work in my life was a very scary and I hesitated a long time before taking this step. I like the idea that God would remove my character defects I and I wouldnt have t...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP ONE 1We admitted we were powerless over ALCOHOL and our lives had become unmanageableODAT PAGE 32"TAKING THE FIRST STEP IS NOT THE MATTER OF READING THE WORDS--BUT OF IMPRESSING THEM SO DEEPLY ON OUR CONSCINESS THAT THAT THE ADMITTING WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS PART OF OUR THINKING AND FEE...

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	My first step into the world of Al-anon! (Preview) Hello all! My husband of ten years checked himself into a program on Friday. As he begins his own journey to recovery, I want to begin my own journey of healing. I have read about the history of Al-anon, the 12 steps, and the 12 traditions, and am now ready to start integrating them into my life. My hopes...	ForMe-ForHim-ForThem	1	1512	Dec 10, 2014 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 9 (Preview) 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. We need to make things right. If we create a problem we need to try to fix it. But we shouldn't create new problems in the process of fixing old ones. The Hippocratic Oath says:I will prescribe regime...	JamesCT	2	1359	Dec 8, 2014 by JamesCT
	STEP 10 ALANON (Preview) *Step 10* Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step 10 suggests an honest appraisal of ourselves on a daily basis. This step reminds us that we are human and are likely to make mistakes. In taking a daily inventory of our actions and behavior, we are able to fr...	hotrod	9	5536	Dec 7, 2014 by hotrod
	New Step 5 (10- 2014 )Alanon (Preview) Step FiveAdmitted to God to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongPaths to Recovery page 53Step five requires honesty with ourselves and others. Our first task is to admit the exact nature of our wrongs to our HP. Having worked step 1,2 and three you have an acceptance of o...	hotrod	6	3317	Dec 7, 2014 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 8 (11-2014) (Preview) Step 8 Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Paths to recovery page 81In step eight we are given a new task and directions for approaching the recovery work needed. The specific assignment is to make a list of persons we had harmed. The second part challeng...	hotrod	4	1444	Dec 3, 2014 by hotrod
	Step One (Preview) Admitting I am powerless over people, places and things and my life is unmanageable. Although I know that I am responsible for myself and how I respond to life's situations and circumstances, for now, I find myself powerless over how fear, anxiety and anger get triggered within me and how toxic it le...	LearningToTrust	11	1542	Dec 2, 2014 by tamera
	Step 1 (Preview) I feel scared writing on the board about this step, I am taking a risk and being real, part of me is saying you know nothing, 11 years in recovery means that is a lie, why does my own mind work against me when I take risks. Step one for me is the start of getting honest. I am a recovering ACA and grateful to all wh...	Sabin	1	1193	Dec 2, 2014 by JamesCT
	Temp Sponsor (Preview) Hi, I am in need of a temp Sponsor. My Sponsor recently informed me she will not be going to meetings anymore. I am in a small group with mostly newcomers, so I don't have an option to ask one of them. I have taken my 4th and 5th steps and continue to grow in the program with a very grateful heart. I no longer h...	Lynn59	3	1050	Dec 1, 2014 by hotrod
	detachment (Preview)	adelesavoie	0	1108	Dec 1, 2014 by adelesavoie
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 8 (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. One of the most difficult parts of doing this step is that there are people who you have harmed who have also harmed you. You don't want to make amends to them because you "know" you're never getting amend...	JamesCT	6	1560	Nov 24, 2014 by JamesCT
	Alanon Step 2 (Preview) Step 2Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanityPaths to Recovery page 22The family disease of alcoholism is as cunning and baffling to us as it is with the alcoholic. In studying step one and two we are humbled in the realization that we have frailties. Taking thes...	hotrod	17	10708	Nov 23, 2014 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 7 (Preview) *Step Seven*Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomingsPaths to recovery page 72There is a natural progression in working the steps. We are never asked to do anything before we are fully prepared and ready. Step seven is a natural follow-up to steps four five and six. We were not asked to turn our will o...	hotrod	3	1674	Nov 17, 2014 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 7 (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	1265	Nov 10, 2014 by JamesCT
	ALANON STEP 6 (Preview) Step SixWere entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of characterPaths to Recovery ( page 65)We know we have character defects and have some idea of the pain and difficulties they cause. Step six does not rid us of these defects , it only asks us to become ready. Are we ready? With the gui...	hotrod	2	1523	Nov 8, 2014 by hotrod
	12 steps? (Preview) Hi there I wanted to go through the 12 steps but don't know we're to start or ask?	Annemarie	2	1072	Oct 27, 2014 by martin D
	ALANON STEP 4 (Preview) Step fourMade a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselvesPaths to Recovery page 38Steps 1,2 and three taught us about the disease of alcoholism. They stressed our powerlessness over the disease and suggested that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity if we so desire....	hotrod	8	6953	Oct 17, 2014 by hotrod
	Are there 12step meetings here?? Tonight?? (Preview) I was told that there would be a meeting here tonight at 9 pm	Lu	1	978	Oct 14, 2014 by JamesCT
	ALANON STEP 8 (Preview) Step eightMade a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.Step eight gives us the opportunity to raise our awareness of our past behaviors. Our application of the previous steps has shown us that we have indeed harmed others by our words and actions. Just as im...	hotrod	2	2707	Oct 13, 2014 by hotrod
	ALANON STEP 6 (Preview) Step six *Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of characterReaching or Personal Freedom***Being entirely ready for God to work in my life was a very scary and I hesitated a long time before taking this step. I like the idea that God would remove my character defects I and I wouldnt have t...	hotrod	11	4564	Oct 5, 2014 by hotrod
	STEP ONE ALANON (Preview) STEP ONE 1We admitted we were powerless over ALCOHOL and our lives had become unmanageableODAT PAGE 32"TAKING THE FIRST STEP IS NOT THE MATTER OF READING THE WORDS--BUT OF IMPRESSING THEM SO DEEPLY ON OUR CONSCINESS THAT THAT THE ADMITTING WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS PART OF OUR THINKING AND FEE...	hotrod	25	2524	Oct 4, 2014 by hotrod
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Learn how the 12 Steps work. Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps of recovery together! We discuss each of the Twelve Steps In the order they are written, one step at a time, every two weeks.