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Desirae · Desirae

What led me to believe in a power greater than myself? One day, I asked a group to pray for me that I would find strength while I was going through a tough situation. There was an elder who then asked me, Why do you pray for strength? I replied, I just need the mental capacity to get through this. I know it w...

JamesCT · JamesCT

2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The Higher Power problem: Some people have a problem with the concept of a higher power. Here are two things to consider. From the ACA Yellow Workbook: A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is for you. If you d...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Two Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.QUOTE FROM ALANON LITERATURE" REACHING FOR PERSONAL FREEDOM" Whether we live or have lived with the disease of alcoholism the 12 steps offer hope. Step one gives us some detachment from the probl...

MsAL · MsAL

I have tried several times to locate the step the site is working on but every time I go to the post the date is over a month old. Step 1 that I just found started 12 days ago. One part of the site says you work on the step for 2 weeks another says 1 week. Is there a simple way to understand and follow this? Please h...

JamesCT · JamesCT

The ACoA Steps wrote:1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. You grew up in a household with an alcoholic or some other trauma. And things got distorted. You were told that what you felt was wrong, or that w...

hotrod · hotrod

Alanon New Book: Reaching for Personal FreedomStep OneWe admitted we were powerless over alcohol that OUR LIVES had become un manageable.For those affected by the disease of alcoholism, step one can be a daunting task. Because our thinking is often distorted we can fall prey to the illusion of c...

annaes · annaes

After 13 years continual soberiety, I picked up a drink over 2 months ago, what can I say, nothing! The pain has been intense and the chaos in my life totally unmanageable. Today I am back at step 1, Admitted that I am powerless over alcohol and my life is unmanageable. The power has been taken away from me...

JamesCT · JamesCT

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. If you've been working the steps along with these postings, congratulations. However, you might be saying to yourself &quo...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 12HAVING HAD A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AS A RESULT OF THESE STEPS WE TRIED TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS AND TO PRACTICE THIESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR AFFAIRSODAT PAGE 348AT no point in my life will I achieve perfection; there will never be a time in my life when I will not need the joy and satisfaction o...

davette · davette

I was involved in 2 different groups in key west which both broke up while working step 4. Im now in northwest florida. I started a new group because the closest was 60 miles away. we are finishing our step one work and I wish i knew the right way to finalize step one.

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. As always, replace God with Higher Power if the word bothers you. The purpose of this step is to attune you to your great...

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.ODAT Reading: God is present in all His creatures, but all are not equally aware of His presence.MY SHAREI belie...

JamesCT · JamesCT

10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.In·san·it·y 1. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result -- Old joke In computer programming, while in a logic loop, a way to exit the loop is through a break statement, where there i...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 10CONTINUE TO TAKE PERSONEL INVENTORY AND WHEN WE Were WRONG PROMPTLY ADMITTED ITODAT PAGE 213 A DAILY REVIEW OF MY PROGRESS IS AN ENCOURAGING EXERCISE FOR IT SHOWS ME THAT I AM GRADUALLY LEARNING TO LIVE WITH POISE AND SERENITYMy Share This is my favorite Step and although I was told that the...

JamesCT · JamesCT

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. the Hippocratic Oath You have taken an honest look at how your behavior has a...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 9MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH PEOPLE WHERE EVER POSSIBLE EXCEPT WHEN TO DO SO WOULD INJURE THEM OR OTHERSOdat PAGE 175LOVE AND PATIENCE CAN MAKE AMPLE AMENDS FOR PAST INJURIES THEY RSTORE US TO SANITY AND OUR LIVES TO SERENITYMY SHAREIn this Step I again had to take time and define what exactly did a...

hotrod · hotrod

Made a list of All Persons I had harmed and became willing to Make Amends to Them AllODAT PAGE 173WHO HAVE I INJURED? SURELY THOSE CLOSEST TO ME. I KNOW THAT MY HOSTILE REACTION TO THE ALCOHOLIC HAS BEEN HARMFUL. HAVE I DAMAGED MY CHILDREN? HAVE I COMMUNICATED MY ANGER AND RESENTMENT TO THEM? HAVE I...

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. When I worked this step from the perspective of how my ACoA behavior affected the people around me, I realized that I owed amends to someone I didn't realize I had hurt. She didn't even realize she was damaged. But i...

johnnyb · johnnyb

I recently used step 8 to prompty admit my wrongoings to my girlfriend and her son. As a result I was tossed from house and living in a motel. Should I have lied?

johnnyb · johnnyb

I am a survivor of exual abuse at the hands of my parents. I took my dads rape of me as love. I have explored my sexuality via on-line phone hookups with men. I am male. I have discovered rape was not love and the thought of being gay is disgusting to me. my girlfriend found ot what I was doing an...

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	My Step 2 Answers (Preview) What led me to believe in a power greater than myself? One day, I asked a group to pray for me that I would find strength while I was going through a tough situation. There was an elder who then asked me, Why do you pray for strength? I replied, I just need the mental capacity to get through this. I know it w...	Desirae	1	1207	Mar 25, 2014 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 2 (Preview) 2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The Higher Power problem: Some people have a problem with the concept of a higher power. Here are two things to consider. From the ACA Yellow Workbook: A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is for you. If you d...	JamesCT	16	1642	Apr 9, 2015 by countrygirl
	ALANON STEP 2 (Preview) Step Two *Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.QUOTE FROM ALANON LITERATURE" REACHING FOR PERSONAL FREEDOM"* Whether we live or have lived with the disease of alcoholism the 12 steps offer hope. Step one gives us some detachment from the probl...	hotrod	31	4752	Jun 18, 2014 by hotrod
	How does this site work? (Preview) I have tried several times to locate the step the site is working on but every time I go to the post the date is over a month old. Step 1 that I just found started 12 days ago. One part of the site says you work on the step for 2 weeks another says 1 week. Is there a simple way to understand and follow this? Please h...	MsAL	4	995	Mar 30, 2014 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 1 (Preview) The ACoA Steps wrote:1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. You grew up in a household with an alcoholic or some other trauma. And things got distorted. You were told that what you felt was wrong, or that w...	JamesCT	22	1791	Apr 9, 2015 by countrygirl
	ALANON STEP ONE ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Alanon New Book: *Reaching for Personal FreedomStep OneWe admitted we were powerless over alcohol that OUR LIVES had become un manageable.*For those affected by the disease of alcoholism, step one can be a daunting task. Because our thinking is often distorted we can fall prey to the illusion of c...	hotrod	53	9407	Aug 3, 2014 by hotrod
	Step 1 thoughts (Preview) After 13 years continual soberiety, I picked up a drink over 2 months ago, what can I say, nothing! The pain has been intense and the chaos in my life totally unmanageable. Today I am back at step 1, Admitted that I am powerless over alcohol and my life is unmanageable. The power has been taken away from me...	annaes	6	1448	Jun 25, 2014 by Mr_David
	Step 12 for ACoA (Preview) 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. If you've been working the steps along with these postings, congratulations. However, you might be saying to yourself &quo...	JamesCT	1	992	Apr 1, 2014 by Sabin
	Step 12 Alanon (Preview) Step 12HAVING HAD A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AS A RESULT OF THESE STEPS WE TRIED TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS AND TO PRACTICE THIESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR AFFAIRSODAT PAGE 348AT no point in my life will I achieve perfection; there will never be a time in my life when I will not need the joy and satisfaction o...	hotrod	6	1363	May 20, 2014 by hotrod
	sharing experience strength and hope as we lead groups through the steps. (Preview) I was involved in 2 different groups in key west which both broke up while working step 4. Im now in northwest florida. I started a new group because the closest was 60 miles away. we are finishing our step one work and I wish i knew the right way to finalize step one.	davette	7	959	Apr 14, 2014 by davette
	Step 11 for ACoA (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. As always, replace God with Higher Power if the word bothers you. The purpose of this step is to attune you to your great...	JamesCT	2	898	Feb 6, 2014 by HoosierCat
	ALANON STEP 11 (Preview) 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.ODAT Reading: God is present in all His creatures, but all are not equally aware of His presence.MY SHAREI belie...	hotrod	13	4095	Mar 30, 2014 by hotrod
	Step 10 for ACoA (Preview) 10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.In·san·it·y 1. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result -- Old joke In computer programming, while in a logic loop, a way to exit the loop is through a break statement, where there i...	JamesCT	2	953	Jan 26, 2014 by Sabin
	ALANON STEP 10 (Preview) STEP 10CONTINUE TO TAKE PERSONEL INVENTORY AND WHEN WE Were WRONG PROMPTLY ADMITTED ITODAT PAGE 213 A DAILY REVIEW OF MY PROGRESS IS AN ENCOURAGING EXERCISE FOR IT SHOWS ME THAT I AM GRADUALLY LEARNING TO LIVE WITH POISE AND SERENITYMy Share This is my favorite Step and although I was told that the...	hotrod	4	1070	Jan 30, 2014 by hotrod
	Step 9 for ACoA (Preview) 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. the Hippocratic Oath You have taken an honest look at how your behavior has a...	JamesCT	1	884	Jan 7, 2014 by DavidG
	Step 9 alanon (Preview) *STEP 9MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH PEOPLE WHERE EVER POSSIBLE EXCEPT WHEN TO DO SO WOULD INJURE THEM OR OTHERSOdat PAGE 175LOVE AND PATIENCE CAN MAKE AMPLE AMENDS FOR PAST INJURIES THEY RSTORE US TO SANITY AND OUR LIVES TO SERENITY*MY SHAREIn this Step I again had to take time and define what exactly did a...	hotrod	11	5198	Jan 31, 2014 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 8 (Preview) Made a list of All Persons I had harmed and became willing to Make Amends to Them AllODAT PAGE 173WHO HAVE I INJURED? SURELY THOSE CLOSEST TO ME. I KNOW THAT MY HOSTILE REACTION TO THE ALCOHOLIC HAS BEEN HARMFUL. HAVE I DAMAGED MY CHILDREN? HAVE I COMMUNICATED MY ANGER AND RESENTMENT TO THEM? HAVE I...	hotrod	6	1947	Dec 24, 2013 by hotrod
	Step 8 for ACoA (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. When I worked this step from the perspective of how my ACoA behavior affected the people around me, I realized that I owed amends to someone I didn't realize I had hurt. She didn't even realize she was damaged. But i...	JamesCT	0	859	Dec 24, 2013 by JamesCT
	step 8 (Preview) I recently used step 8 to prompty admit my wrongoings to my girlfriend and her son. As a result I was tossed from house and living in a motel. Should I have lied?	johnnyb	4	925	Dec 25, 2013 by pp
	sex abuse survivors thinking they may be gay (Preview) I am a survivor of exual abuse at the hands of my parents. I took my dads rape of me as love. I have explored my sexuality via on-line phone hookups with men. I am male. I have discovered rape was not love and the thought of being gay is disgusting to me. my girlfriend found ot what I was doing an...	johnnyb	4	921	Dec 22, 2013 by johnnyb
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