Step Work

Audrey · Audrey

Tradition 8 says: Al-Anon Twelfth Step work should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers. I find two very different messages in this tradition. The first message I see is that we are all equal. We all come to the rooms as equals. It does not matter what o...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. As I worked through the steps I had a better idea of who I was, who I had been and who I wanted to be. I recognized that some of my past behaviors had not served me well. Two of the first amends I made we...

Audrey · Audrey

Tradition 9 Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.One of the silver linings of this pandemic is that Ive been able to attend Al Anon meetings not only all over my start, but also all over my country and even...

DavidG · DavidG

... I think- in the first few years, most people speak to the topic. {if at all sometimes.} And sometimes need to speak and share a lot. A good time to start scouting around for a sponsor! ... But sometimes, me, at meetings- if there is something I need to say, or even prompted my my higher power- I might j...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all My first instinct was you have got to be kidding, they should all be making amends to me. And then I got honest with myself. I had caused a lot of havoc in many people's lives. Very recently I went to my own sponsor and...

JamesCT · JamesCT

3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. Assuming our definition of God (a k a higher power) is in place, here you make a choice: to accept the help of the universe. Here is where you stop playing basketball one on five and acquire a team. There is help out t...

313Freedom · 313Freedom

We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. I am 42 years old, soon to be 43 years old. My life has become unmanageable. I'm in a place right now where I have had other recovery for 14 years on and off but feel lik...

DavidG · DavidG

The Twelve Steps of Co-Dependents Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over others - that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Go...

Audrey · Audrey

I was told I could post a tradition 7 share since we are in the 7th month so here goes Every group ought to be fully self-supporting,declining outside contributions. I have two very different takes on this tradition. First, how does it apply to me individually? I need to be responsible for each aspect o...

Audrey · Audrey

Humbly Asked Him to Remove Our Shortcomings I was stumped when I hit this step. Up until this point, I had made an admission (step 1), came to believe (step 2), made a decision (step 3), took an inventory (step 4), once again admitted (step 5), became ready (step 6). Now I needed to do something, ask somet...

Audrey · Audrey

It looks like a step 6 post did not get made this month and I'm happy to put up a post. Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character When I came to Al Anon, I was full of anger. I grew up in a home with a rageaholic so it stands to reason I was very good at showing my own anger. When I c...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10Continued to Take Personal Inventory and when I was Wrong Promptly Admitted it.COURAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 144t This Step has helped me to learn that Living One Day at a Time involves more than pulling my attention back from fears about the future.it also means leaving yesterdays baggage in the p...

DavidG · DavidG

...hi y'all... ...I am standing ng in here, for Betty- who passed away a few months ago. Would be happy to hand the role over- to anyone interested, and up with the Steps, Traditions and Concepts- in any of the 12 Step groups represented here on MIP. I would be happy to support y'all to get u...

DavidG · DavidG

ACoA on the east coast USA, ACA on the west coast. ACA D-F embraces people from any dysfunctional, malfunctioning, or destructive family system. ACA grew out of a combination of Alateen Alanon and AA members. In the 1970's. This is a link to a mega group- that meets on a facebook profile. It IS NO...

DavidG · DavidG

Step Six. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. In my middle years the steps slipped over, in and round my mind, like water slipping over slippery stones on a mountain stream. Today the words spring out at me. "were entirely ready". And a plea to remove "all" these...

DavidG · DavidG

This step may change and update every day. It is set to the Asian time zone [https://adultchildren.org/aca-daily-affirmation/]

DavidG · DavidG

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs. I am reading today from "Alanon's Twelve Steps &Twelve Traditions" [Alanon 1981]. This is a three stage process. Getting things right with our higher power, moving from denial to acceptance within...

hotrod · hotrod

eStep 8Made a list all persons we formed and became willing to make amends to them allquote from c2 c page 101 Withh this step we sort out our part, taking responsibility for our actions and also releasing ourselves the burden of falsely held responsibilities My share When I first read thisStep I f...

DavidG · DavidG

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Arohanui, aroha mai... welcome here... ... They say- that if you remember the '70's you weren't there. Grew up in the 60's and 70's- in to a completely different world than my parents had know. I was one of those people who dress...

DavidG · DavidG

I highlighted this some years ago. Copyright Alanon, 1981. Page 51. The armoury of personal improvements gave us the strength we needed to make amends, not only to the living, but to the departed, by being kind to others and forgiving of ourselves. The wisdom and confidence we gained from the stud...

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	Tradition 8 Al Anon (Preview) Tradition 8 says: Al-Anon Twelfth Step work should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers. I find two very different messages in this tradition. The first message I see is that we are all equal. We all come to the rooms as equals. It does not matter what o...	Audrey	3	4795	Oct 4, 2020 by DavidG
	Step 9 Al Anon (Preview) Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. As I worked through the steps I had a better idea of who I was, who I had been and who I wanted to be. I recognized that some of my past behaviors had not served me well. Two of the first amends I made we...	Audrey	4	5745	Oct 3, 2020 by Audrey
	Tradition 9 - Al Anon (Preview) Tradition 9 Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.One of the silver linings of this pandemic is that Ive been able to attend Al Anon meetings not only all over my start, but also all over my country and even...	Audrey	2	4069	Sep 11, 2020 by Audrey
	Lois's steps... (Preview) ... I think- in the first few years, most people speak to the topic. {if at all sometimes.} And sometimes need to speak and share a lot. A good time to start scouting around for a sponsor! ... But sometimes, me, at meetings- if there is something I need to say, or even prompted my my higher power- I might j...	DavidG	2	4997	Aug 4, 2020 by DavidG
	Step 8 Al Anon (Preview) Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all My first instinct was you have got to be kidding, they should all be making amends to me. And then I got honest with myself. I had caused a lot of havoc in many people's lives. Very recently I went to my own sponsor and...	Audrey	0	5545	Aug 2, 2020 by Audrey
	Step 3 for ACoA (Preview) 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. Assuming our definition of God (a k a higher power) is in place, here you make a choice: to accept the help of the universe. Here is where you stop playing basketball one on five and acquire a team. There is help out t...	JamesCT	1	4016	Jul 30, 2020 by cestlavie
	AcoA Step 1 (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. I am 42 years old, soon to be 43 years old. My life has become unmanageable. I'm in a place right now where I have had other recovery for 14 years on and off but feel lik...	313Freedom	4	6191	Jul 21, 2020 by cestlavie
	CODA Twelve Steps (Preview) The Twelve Steps of Co-Dependents Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over others - that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Go...	DavidG	1	4600	Jul 21, 2020 by DavidG
	Tradition 7 - Al Anon (Preview) I was told I could post a tradition 7 share since we are in the 7th month so here goes Every group ought to be fully self-supporting,declining outside contributions. I have two very different takes on this tradition. First, how does it apply to me individually? I need to be responsible for each aspect o...	Audrey	1	4978	Jul 16, 2020 by DavidG
	Al Anon Step 7 (Preview) Humbly Asked Him to Remove Our Shortcomings I was stumped when I hit this step. Up until this point, I had made an admission (step 1), came to believe (step 2), made a decision (step 3), took an inventory (step 4), once again admitted (step 5), became ready (step 6). Now I needed to do something, ask somet...	Audrey	2	5804	Jul 16, 2020 by Audrey
	Al Anon Step 6 (Preview) It looks like a step 6 post did not get made this month and I'm happy to put up a post. Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character When I came to Al Anon, I was full of anger. I grew up in a home with a rageaholic so it stands to reason I was very good at showing my own anger. When I c...	Audrey	1	4699	Jun 28, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 10( 10-1)_ (Preview) **Step 10Continued to Take Personal Inventory and when I was Wrong Promptly Admitted it.COURAGE TO CHANGE PAGE 144t This Step has helped me to learn that Living One Day at a Time involves more than pulling my attention back from fears about the future.it also means leaving yesterdays baggage in the p...**	hotrod	4	3339	Jun 28, 2020 by soveve
	...looking for help on this site... (Preview) ...hi y'all... ...I am standing ng in here, for Betty- who passed away a few months ago. Would be happy to hand the role over- to anyone interested, and up with the Steps, Traditions and Concepts- in any of the 12 Step groups represented here on MIP. I would be happy to support y'all to get u...	DavidG	3	5743	Jun 28, 2020 by soveve
	A Great ACoA resource. (Preview) ACoA on the east coast USA, ACA on the west coast. ACA D-F embraces people from any dysfunctional, malfunctioning, or destructive family system. ACA grew out of a combination of Alateen Alanon and AA members. In the 1970's. This is a link to a mega group- that meets on a facebook profile. It IS NO...	DavidG	0	6369	May 31, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 6. (Preview) Step Six. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. In my middle years the steps slipped over, in and round my mind, like water slipping over slippery stones on a mountain stream. Today the words spring out at me. "were entirely ready". And a plea to remove "all" these...	DavidG	0	3780	May 31, 2020 by DavidG
	ACA Step 5 (Preview) This step may change and update every day. It is set to the Asian time zone [https://adultchildren.org/aca-daily-affirmation/]	DavidG	0	4397	May 2, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 5. (Preview) 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs. I am reading today from "Alanon's Twelve Steps &Twelve Traditions" [Alanon 1981]. This is a three stage process. Getting things right with our higher power, moving from denial to acceptance within...	DavidG	0	4748	May 2, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 8 (8-1-2019) (Preview) eStep 8Made a list all persons we formed and became willing to make amends to them allquote from c2 c page 101 Withh this step we sort out our part, taking responsibility for our actions and also releasing ourselves the burden of falsely held responsibilities My share When I first read thisStep I f...	hotrod	6	1515	Apr 2, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 4... (Preview) 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Arohanui, aroha mai... welcome here... ... They say- that if you remember the '70's you weren't there. Grew up in the 60's and 70's- in to a completely different world than my parents had know. I was one of those people who dress...	DavidG	0	5474	Apr 1, 2020 by DavidG
	Alanon Step 8 quote, from "The Twelve Steps". (Preview) I highlighted this some years ago. Copyright Alanon, 1981. Page 51. *The armoury of personal improvements gave us the strength we needed to make amends, not only to the living, but to the departed, by being kind to others and forgiving of ourselves.* The wisdom and confidence we gained from the stud...	DavidG	0	4419	Mar 27, 2020 by DavidG
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