Step Work

hotrod · hotrod

Tradition One (1)Our Common Welfare Should Come First; Personal Progress for the Greatest Number Depends on Unity One Day at a Time in Alanon Page 322 If I have made myself part of an Al Anon Group to get help, wouldnt I be defeating MYSELF if I allowed what we call personality clashes to interfer...

dott · dott

Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 104 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) As we work Step Ten on a regl...

JamesCT · JamesCT

2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as expressed in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern. Read God as Higher Power. IMO, this tradition says that we should be less concerned about the ultimate authority of the organizat...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Tradition One AAShort Version One--Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.Long Version One--Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes fi...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 12 AAHaving had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.I look at step 12 as 3 pieces. First is the guarantee of a spiritual awakening. The beginning of step 12 tells us that from working...

recovery2012 · recovery2012

Hi - Ive new to MIP and new to the concept of step work online, having gone to previous f2f meetings. I see my life has become unmanageable, looking back it has been for sometime - I want to begin my journey of recovery on Step One - but dont know where to turn to, or what it really takes to know that you have ad...

flagrl · flagrl

so i have heard that women with women and men with men. i am young, 21, i had a sponser but she just wasnt the right one for me. there is this guy who ive known for a year he has great recovery and he is real great he has been part of my support group and has always been there for me. i have never thought of having a...

JamesCT · JamesCT

From the ACA Steps: 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Here is where you give back. You talk at meetings. You participate at forums. If you see someone out ther...

hotrod · hotrod

____Step Twelve 12_______ Having 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 Affairs. ODAT Page 176 The final triumphant statement of spirituality which is announced in Step 12 can come to everyone o...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 10 AAContinued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.This thought brings us to Step Ten, which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up th...

hotrod · hotrod

11Step Eleven Sought through Prayers and Mediation to Improve our Conscious Contact with God, As We UNDERSTOOD HIM, Praying Only for the Knowledge of His Will for Us and the Power to Carry That Out One Day at a Time in Alanon Page 177It is in Step 11 That I find the actively spiritual prescription for t...

JamesCT · JamesCT

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The making of amends proved a tricky affair for me, in that I did not anticipate some of the injury that resulted. I tired to make amends to my ex-girlfriend by giving her back something she had asked...

JamesCT · JamesCT

11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry it out. I have had no idea what to do about many things in my life. My FOO and the mercurial kids I went to school made my understan...

hotrod · hotrod

Alanon Step 2Came to Believe that a Power Greater Than Ourselves Could Restore Us to Sanity Reading from One Day at a Time in Alanon Page 145 The First Step tells me I am powerless over alcohol, which is admittedly stronger than I am,since there is no way for me to keep the drinker away from the bottle;....

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 11 AASought 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. Our conscious contact with God began with step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Go...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 9 AAStep 9 is vital, as all of the steps, to our recovery. The Big Book devotes 8 pages mainly to step and 9. This is the point in our recovery where spiritual growth begins to flourish. The proceeding 8 steps were laying the groundwork for our spiritual program/growth. We came to believe, we t...

drdoug · drdoug

Our home group is struggling to get a good understanding of speaker qualifications. ANy ideas? i.e. completed all 12 steps, one year sobriety, sponsor permission required; have been suggested. TY

hotrod · hotrod

Step 9Made Direct Amends to Such People Wherever Possible EXCEPT When to do so Would Injure Them or Others. Courage to Change Page 356 In a meeting I heard someone say of Step 8 and Step9 : I have made a list of those I have harmed and I put myself at the top of the list. This had not occurred to me. Some...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 8MADE A LIST OF ALL WE HAD HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMMENDS TO THEM ALL Quote from Courage to Change Page 101 With this Step we sort out our part, taking responsibility for our actions and also releasing ourselves ---from the burden of falsely held responsibilities Reading from T...

hotrod · hotrod

ADMITTED TO GOD ,TO OURSELVES AND ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGSCOURAGE TO CHANGEPAGE 311What is the exact nature of my wrongs?Is it the embarrassing moment, the words spoken in anger, the dishonesty?For me, the exact nature of my wrongs is the unspoken, self defeating assumpt...

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	Tradition 1 alanon (Preview) Tradition One (1)Our Common Welfare Should Come First; Personal Progress for the Greatest Number Depends on Unity One Day at a Time in Alanon Page 322 If I have made myself part of an Al Anon Group to get help, wouldnt I be defeating MYSELF if I allowed what we call personality clashes to interfer...	hotrod	7	8131	Jun 4, 2012 by hotrod
	Step 10 -Al-Anon (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 104 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) As we work Step Ten on a regl...	dott	9	13768	May 26, 2012 by Fina
	Tradition 2 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as expressed in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern. Read God as Higher Power. IMO, this tradition says that we should be less concerned about the ultimate authority of the organizat...	JamesCT	3	1044	May 24, 2012 by flopadopilus
	Tradition One AA (Preview) Tradition One AAShort Version One--Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.Long Version One--Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes fi...	Dan B 76	1	4812	May 20, 2012 by DavidG
	Step 12 AA (Preview) Step 12 AAHaving had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.I look at step 12 as 3 pieces. First is the guarantee of a spiritual awakening. The beginning of step 12 tells us that from working...	Dan B 76	2	918	May 13, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Al-Anon New comer's 3rd attempt - Starting Step 1 (Preview) Hi - Ive new to MIP and new to the concept of step work online, having gone to previous f2f meetings. I see my life has become unmanageable, looking back it has been for sometime - I want to begin my journey of recovery on Step One - but dont know where to turn to, or what it really takes to know that you have ad...	recovery2012	1	1334	May 11, 2012 by hotrod
	questions about sponser (Preview) so i have heard that women with women and men with men. i am young, 21, i had a sponser but she just wasnt the right one for me. there is this guy who ive known for a year he has great recovery and he is real great he has been part of my support group and has always been there for me. i have never thought of having a...	flagrl	2	689	May 10, 2012 by DavidG
	Step 12 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) From the ACA Steps: 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Here is where you give back. You talk at meetings. You participate at forums. If you see someone out ther...	JamesCT	4	910	May 5, 2012 by DavidG
	Step 12 Alanon (Preview) ____Step Twelve 12_______ Having 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 Affairs. ODAT Page 176 The final triumphant statement of spirituality which is announced in Step 12 can come to everyone o...	hotrod	8	1854	May 5, 2012 by hotrod
	Tenth Step AA (Preview) Step 10 AAContinued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.This thought brings us to Step Ten, which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up th...	Dan B 76	4	2797	May 5, 2012 by runguy
	STEP 11 ALANON (Preview) 11Step Eleven Sought through Prayers and Mediation to Improve our Conscious Contact with God, As We UNDERSTOOD HIM, Praying Only for the Knowledge of His Will for Us and the Power to Carry That Out One Day at a Time in Alanon Page 177It is in Step 11 That I find the actively spiritual prescription for t...	hotrod	14	9378	May 3, 2012 by hotrod
	Step 9 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The making of amends proved a tricky affair for me, in that I did not anticipate some of the injury that resulted. I tired to make amends to my ex-girlfriend by giving her back something she had asked...	JamesCT	8	1373	May 3, 2012 by flopadopilus
	Step 11 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry it out. I have had no idea what to do about many things in my life. My FOO and the mercurial kids I went to school made my understan...	JamesCT	5	988	May 2, 2012 by LindaO
	Step 2 Alanon Family Groups (Preview) Alanon Step 2Came to Believe that a Power Greater Than Ourselves Could Restore Us to Sanity Reading from One Day at a Time in Alanon Page 145 The First Step tells me I am powerless over alcohol, which is admittedly stronger than I am,since there is no way for me to keep the drinker away from the bottle;....	hotrod	14	5226	Apr 25, 2012 by Peachy219
	Step 11 AA (Preview) *Step 11 AASought 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.** Our conscious contact with God began with step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of Go...	Dan B 76	3	1558	Apr 23, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Step Nine AA (Preview) Step 9 AAStep 9 is vital, as all of the steps, to our recovery. The Big Book devotes 8 pages mainly to step and 9. This is the point in our recovery where spiritual growth begins to flourish. The proceeding 8 steps were laying the groundwork for our spiritual program/growth. We came to believe, we t...	Dan B 76	3	1120	Apr 10, 2012 by Wolfie55
	Speaker Qualifications (Preview) Our home group is struggling to get a good understanding of speaker qualifications. ANy ideas? i.e. completed all 12 steps, one year sobriety, sponsor permission required; have been suggested. TY	drdoug	6	1842	Apr 10, 2012 by Wolfie55
	STEP 9 ALANON (Preview) Step 9Made Direct Amends to Such People Wherever Possible EXCEPT When to do so Would Injure Them or Others. Courage to Change Page 356 In a meeting I heard someone say of Step 8 and Step9 : I have made a list of those I have harmed and I put myself at the top of the list. This had not occurred to me. Some...	hotrod	3	1671	Apr 9, 2012 by hotrod
	Step 8 Alanon (Preview) STEP 8MADE A LIST OF ALL WE HAD HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMMENDS TO THEM ALL Quote from Courage to Change Page 101 With this Step we sort out our part, taking responsibility for our actions and also releasing ourselves ---from the burden of falsely held responsibilities Reading from T...	hotrod	9	11228	Apr 9, 2012 by Wolfie55
	STEP 5 ALANON (Preview) ADMITTED TO GOD ,TO OURSELVES AND ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGSCOURAGE TO CHANGEPAGE 311What is the exact nature of my wrongs?Is it the embarrassing moment, the words spoken in anger, the dishonesty?For me, the exact nature of my wrongs is the unspoken, self defeating assumpt...	hotrod	8	10125	Apr 9, 2012 by hotrod
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