Step Work

ML · ML

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. Excerpts from the book "Emotions Anonymous" (Pg 79 -80) Carry This Message: "....We share our stories - what we used to be like...

ML · ML

"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." Some excerpts from the book entitled "Emotions Anonymous": (pg 78 -79) - SPIRITUAL AWAKENING - "A spiritual awa...

Vicky R · Vicky R

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 From: Courage to Change pg. 338 (copyright 1992 , by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by Expres...

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Testing Dot's board account for functionality.

Vicky R · Vicky R

hi Alanon , I thought Dot would be back by now but for some reason she can't be ( I don't know what that is ) I don't really feel up to running a board on my own at the moment and I can't moderate or offer advice . But I will read and put up the topics . In the meantime please feel free to support each other as you wish...

ML · ML

Step Eleven "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." Prayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with God. From: "It Wo...

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Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 18 (Copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) The basic principle...

Vicky R · Vicky R

1. How have I sought to improve my conscious contact ? Have I sought out help from my group ? My sponsor ? Anyone else in Alanon ? 2. How am I willing to be guided today ? 3. Is something blocking me in this Step today ? What is it ? What Steps can I review to help me feel connected again ? 4. Am I willing to try medit...

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Hi Vicky - Thanks for all your help on the board. May I call on you again? I'm taking a short vacarion and would ask that you put the Eleventh Step and the Eleventh Step Questons on the board. I'll be back for Step Twelve.. Michigan has been pretty cold so will soak up a little Florida sun and also visi...

ML · ML

I do not speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am just one grateful member, but using the Step by Step workbook I have some great questions from that literature I can use when doing my Step 10..the following is my wording.... Can I find examples in my day where a situation would have eased if I had apol...

ML · ML

"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it" It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit different from Program to Program. With Emotions Anonymous it is our emotions which we are powerless over. I am particularly v...

LucyM · LucyM

Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. I'd like to write something about the second half of this step -- the potential for a direct amends in and of itself to cause injury. An ACoA needs to consider whether making an amends would end up being an invi...

ML · ML

I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing a 'tidbit' of what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselve...

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Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 1. What harm have I done to my children or to my immediate family? 2. Can I make some amends by respecting them now as adults? 3. How can I forgive myself for all of the difficulti...

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Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Al-Anon Works pg. 59 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) ...

Brian · Brian

I used to believe that if Higher Powers were around, then Lower Powers were also around. In that sense, alcoholism makes a little bit of sense at least. I'm trying to remain sober. I feel good as far as feeling go. I found that anger and stress caused many of my relapses. When I looked forward to...

aunitedway · aunitedway

taken from Alanons 12 step and 12 traditions page 3 Step 1; we admitted we were powerless over alcohol (& drug abuse) that our lives had become unmanageable. Sep 2 ; came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3; made a decision to turn our will and our liv...

ML · ML

I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing a 'tidbit' of what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselve...

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Step Eight - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 81 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquartrs, Inc.) Some of us start our list with any...

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Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 72 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headqurters, Inc.) Humility helps us to see our true relationship to our...

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	STEP 12 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Carry This Message) (Preview) 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. Excerpts from the book "Emotions Anonymous" (Pg 79 -80) Carry This Message: "....We share our stories - what we used to be like...	ML	0	780	May 4, 2007 by ML
	STEP 12 - EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Spiritual Awakening) (Preview) "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." Some excerpts from the book entitled "Emotions Anonymous": (pg 78 -79) - SPIRITUAL AWAKENING - "A spiritual awa...	ML	0	1237	May 4, 2007 by ML
	Alanon step eleven (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 From: Courage to Change pg. 338 (copyright 1992 , by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by Expres...	Vicky R	4	1527	May 2, 2007 by aunitedway
	Testing, Testing (Preview) Testing Dot's board account for functionality.	dot	1	606	Apr 29, 2007 by Vicky R
	hi Alanon ... (Preview) hi Alanon , I thought Dot would be back by now but for some reason she can't be ( I don't know what that is ) I don't really feel up to running a board on my own at the moment and I can't moderate or offer advice . But I will read and put up the topics . In the meantime please feel free to support each other as you wish...	Vicky R	3	886	Apr 29, 2007 by Vicky R
	Step 11 Emotions Anonymous (Preview) Step Eleven "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." Prayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with God. From: "It Wo...	ML	1	1162	Apr 27, 2007 by aunitedway
	Step Two Al-Anon (Preview) Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 18 (Copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) The basic principle...	dot	12	1265	Mar 31, 2007 by plsrolmo
	step eleven questions (Preview) 1. How have I sought to improve my conscious contact ? Have I sought out help from my group ? My sponsor ? Anyone else in Alanon ? 2. How am I willing to be guided today ? 3. Is something blocking me in this Step today ? What is it ? What Steps can I review to help me feel connected again ? 4. Am I willing to try medit...	Vicky R	0	715	Mar 17, 2007 by Vicky R
	To Vicky R (Preview) Hi Vicky - Thanks for all your help on the board. May I call on you again? I'm taking a short vacarion and would ask that you put the Eleventh Step and the Eleventh Step Questons on the board. I'll be back for Step Twelve.. Michigan has been pretty cold so will soak up a little Florida sun and also visi...	dot	1	875	Mar 17, 2007 by Vicky R
	STEP 10 Questions EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) I do not speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am just one grateful member, but using the Step by Step workbook I have some great questions from that literature I can use when doing my Step 10..the following is my wording.... Can I find examples in my day where a situation would have eased if I had apol...	ML	0	878	Mar 17, 2007 by ML
	STEP 10 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS - Checklist from EA literature (Preview) "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it" It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit different from Program to Program. With Emotions Anonymous it is our emotions which we are powerless over. I am particularly v...	ML	0	2852	Mar 17, 2007 by ML
	Step 9 - ACoA/ACA (Preview) Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. I'd like to write something about the second half of this step -- the potential for a direct amends in and of itself to cause injury. An ACoA needs to consider whether making an amends would end up being an invi...	LucyM	2	2319	Mar 8, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Step 8 and Step 9 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing a 'tidbit' of what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselve...	ML	0	1232	Mar 4, 2007 by ML
	Step Nine Questions (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 1. What harm have I done to my children or to my immediate family? 2. Can I make some amends by respecting them now as adults? 3. How can I forgive myself for all of the difficulti...	dot	2	1135	Mar 4, 2007 by Vicky R
	Step Nine Al-Anon (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Al-Anon Works pg. 59 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) ...	dot	2	1126	Feb 18, 2007 by Vicky R
	Lower Powers (Preview) I used to believe that if Higher Powers were around, then Lower Powers were also around. In that sense, alcoholism makes a little bit of sense at least. I'm trying to remain sober. I feel good as far as feeling go. I found that anger and stress caused many of my relapses. When I looked forward to...	Brian	1	823	Feb 18, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Steps 1 2 and 3 Alanon 12 Step MIP (Preview) taken from Alanons 12 step and 12 traditions page 3 Step 1; we admitted we were powerless over alcohol (& drug abuse) that our lives had become unmanageable. Sep 2 ; came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3; made a decision to turn our will and our liv...	aunitedway	3	1414	Feb 12, 2007 by aunitedway
	Step Seven - Emotions Anonymous (Preview) I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing a 'tidbit' of what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselve...	ML	1	930	Feb 11, 2007 by Vicky R
	Step Eight Al-Anon (Preview) Step Eight - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 81 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquartrs, Inc.) Some of us start our list with any...	dot	2	1218	Feb 11, 2007 by Vicky R
	Step Seven Al-Anon (Preview) Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 72 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headqurters, Inc.) Humility helps us to see our true relationship to our...	dot	3	1672	Feb 11, 2007 by Vicky R
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