Step Work

GammyRose · GammyRose

"What I do not admit in Step One is just as important as what I do admit. I do not admit that I am a failure. I may feel like a failure,but I've learned in this program that feelings aren't facts. If I stop to reflect, I realize that I'm not diminished when I admit my powerlessness over alcohol. In fac...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "The ideas presented in Step 1 are overwhelming to most of us until we begin to see our lives as they really are. It is threatening to imagine that we could be powerless; that our lives could be unmanageable. Our life experiences remind us that our behavio...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

"Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness... "But upon entering AA we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through this utter defeat are we able to ta...

drheathrann · drheathrann

I have been in and out of various 12 step programs since I was 18 (so for twenty years) -- completely out for the last ten years. I started in Al-Anon but also tried AA and NA when I was college, then tried CoDA and ACoA in my mid- to late-20s. Those latter two were the best fit for me, since I think ACA issues un...

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When I came to the rooms of al-anon I wanted them to tell me how to help the a stay sober - he had gone to AA. What a shock when they told me his sobriety was not my business - that my business was taking care of me. I didn't want to hear this - I had spent 30 years trying to make the a happy and felt there must be s...

dot · dot

Hi - Don't see why we can't try it a week at a time and see how it works. For me it's a matter of time - but I'll try to post in a timely manner. Go for it - Love Dot

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Al-Anon Step One - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. From Paths to Recovery - pg. 9 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) Admit...

dot · dot

Hi everyone - I just found the board. Will post something from Al-anon's First Step in a day or two. Love in recovery - Dot (((((((((((all))))))))))

connerh48 · connerh48

Hi! I attend al-anon, mostly in summers, as my favorite meetings are in the daytime and I am seriously tired after teaching all day. I know I need to find evening meetings...all ours begin at 8:00 pm. Anyway, after all these years in the program, I have never worked...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Hi, I am just checking in. I'm willing to help with this board just as I helped with the old one. Are we going to start the Steps over again? which is fine with me. I am going to wait to hear from Dot or John before I do anything. laterzzzz, amanda

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Step one share... (Preview) "What I do not admit in Step One is just as important as what I do admit. I do not admit that I am a failure. I may feel like a failure,but I've learned in this program that feelings aren't facts. If I stop to reflect, I realize that I'm not diminished when I admit my powerlessness over alcohol. In fac...	GammyRose	1	1504	Mar 9, 2012 by kkmclaughlin
	Step 1 - ACoA (Preview) from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "The ideas presented in Step 1 are overwhelming to most of us until we begin to see our lives as they really are. It is threatening to imagine that we could be powerless; that our lives could be unmanageable. Our life experiences remind us that our behavio...	amanda2u2	3	3948	Dec 21, 2004 by amanda2u2
	Step 1 - AA (Preview) "*Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness...* *"But upon entering AA we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through this utter defeat are we able to ta...*	amanda2u2	0	3063	Dec 1, 2004 by amanda2u2
	First Step ACA, CoDA, SLAA (Preview) I have been in and out of various 12 step programs since I was 18 (so for twenty years) -- completely out for the last ten years. I started in Al-Anon but also tried AA and NA when I was college, then tried CoDA and ACoA in my mid- to late-20s. Those latter two were the best fit for me, since I think ACA issues un...	drheathrann	3	5782	Jan 14, 2005 by light
	Step One Share (Preview) When I came to the rooms of al-anon I wanted them to tell me how to help the a stay sober - he had gone to AA. What a shock when they told me his sobriety was not my business - that my business was taking care of me. I didn't want to hear this - I had spent 30 years trying to make the a happy and felt there must be s...	dot	2	2273	Dec 21, 2004 by amanda2u2
	Amanda (Preview) Hi - Don't see why we can't try it a week at a time and see how it works. For me it's a matter of time - but I'll try to post in a timely manner. Go for it - Love Dot	dot	4	1700	Dec 3, 2004 by amanda2u2
	Al-Anon - Step One (Preview) Al-Anon Step One - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. From Paths to Recovery - pg. 9 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) Admit...	dot	14	3630	Aug 14, 2008 by Sueannerey
	Hello (Preview) Hi everyone - I just found the board. Will post something from Al-anon's First Step in a day or two. Love in recovery - Dot (((((((((((all))))))))))	dot	4	1363	May 13, 2011 by Linistea
	hope (Preview) Hi! I attend al-anon, mostly in summers, as my favorite meetings are in the daytime and I am seriously tired after teaching all day. I know I need to find evening meetings...all ours begin at 8:00 pm. Anyway, after all these years in the program, I have never worked...	connerh48	1	1376	Nov 29, 2004 by dot
	hello (Preview) Hi, I am just checking in. I'm willing to help with this board just as I helped with the old one. Are we going to start the Steps over again? which is fine with me. I am going to wait to hear from Dot or John before I do anything. laterzzzz, amanda	amanda2u2	5	1583	Nov 29, 2004 by dot
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