Step Work

JamesCT · JamesCT

1: We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. Have you looked at your life and realized that despite your best efforts things just aren't working? Or have you looked at the lives of other people and wondered why y...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. Quote from C2C Page 316 "I may find it easy to point to the alcoholics, irrational choices-- It's harder to admit that my own behavior is not always been sane. Today I can let go of insisting upon my will and w...

hotrod · hotrod

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 Seven Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings Quote from Paths to Recovery: There is a natural progression through our steps and we are never asked to do anything before we are fully prepared and ready. In the same way. Step Seven is a natural follow-up to steps four five and six .Now that we...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 1We Admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable C2C page 283: the first step prepares us for a new life, which we can achieve only by letting go of what we cannot control and by undertaking, one day at a time, the monumental task of setting our world in order by...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 1We Admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable C2C page 32. Al-Anon helped me to learn that I am powerless, I cannot stop the alcoholic from drinking. If I choose to stop contributing to the problem, I do so because it seems to be the right thing to do somethi...

hotrod · hotrod

Alanon 12 Steps and 12 Traditions page 1 IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH -PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL Step 4Made a Searching and Fear...

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...

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...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 7Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings--- From Alanon : Reaching for Personal FreedomWhen we humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings, we admit that our power is limited. Although we may achieve some changes on our own, we come to realize that genuine transformation is only possible t...

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...

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...

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	Step One: Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 1: We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. Have you looked at your life and realized that despite your best efforts things just aren't working? Or have you looked at the lives of other people and wondered why y...	JamesCT	8	1763	Oct 26, 2017 by FreedomFromMe
	Alanon Step 3 ( October 2, 2016) (Preview) *Step 3* Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. *Quote from C2C Page 316* "I may find it easy to point to the alcoholics, irrational choices-- It's harder to admit that my own behavior is not always been sane. Today I can let go of insisting upon my will and w...	hotrod	27	5048	Oct 13, 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	10113	Sep 16, 2017 by hotrod
	ALANON Step 7 (10-15) (Preview) *Step Seven* Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings Quote from Paths to Recovery: There is a natural progression through our steps and we are never asked to do anything before we are fully prepared and ready. In the same way. Step Seven is a natural follow-up to steps four five and six .Now that we...	hotrod	11	3575	Sep 7, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 1 ( Sept-1-2016) ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Step 1We Admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable C2C page 283: the first step prepares us for a new life, which we can achieve only by letting go of what we cannot control and by undertaking, one day at a time, the monumental task of setting our world in order by...	hotrod	77	8971	Aug 14, 2017 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	2956	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	2705	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	3894	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	1472	Jul 10, 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	4065	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	4333	Jul 5, 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	3639	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	2704	Jun 24, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 1 (1-2016) ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Step 1We Admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable *C2C page 32. Al-Anon helped me to learn that I am powerles*s, I cannot stop the alcoholic from drinking. If I choose to stop contributing to the problem, I do so because it seems to be the right thing to do somethi...	hotrod	59	4280	Jun 20, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 4 (Preview) Alanon 12 Steps and 12 Traditions page 1 IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH -PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL Step 4Made a Searching and Fear...	hotrod	6	4667	Jun 12, 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	4289	May 11, 2017 by JamesCT
	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	3910	May 10, 2017 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 7 (Preview) Step 7Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings--- From Alanon : Reaching for Personal FreedomWhen we humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings, we admit that our power is limited. Although we may achieve some changes on our own, we come to realize that genuine transformation is only possible t...	hotrod	9	8151	Apr 13, 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	3690	Apr 9, 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	3553	Apr 6, 2017 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.