Step Work

Vicky R · Vicky R

"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." hi everyone thanks for all the shares. I chose this quote from a step 12 page - it illustrates one of the reasons I found Al-Anon helpfu...

Grateful · Grateful

Hello all from Pa. Started my recovery 40 days ago and I'm taking it day by day. Glad to be here. Grateful

ML · ML

ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. This is just about my experience with my Program. Take what you need and leave the rest. I always have a choice. I always have a choice to use Program. I always have a choice of ask for HP's will or follow my own. I can...

ML · ML

"Having had a spiritual awakening as the results of these steps, we tried to carry this message and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Step 12 is often thought to be 'gratitude in actions'. If we are grateful for our new way of life, for our serenity, than it's important to ex...

ML · ML

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 the workbook entitled Step by Step for Emotions Anonymous I will paraphrase a simple thought....

Blessed · Blessed

An ALcoholics Testimony This letter is to all those Grateful Alcoholics, Addicts, and people with Co-Occuring Disorders. First of all I want to say I LOVE YOU ALL. I don't have to know you, or ever speak to you, meet you, or talk to you in person. But we all share a common bond between us. That bond is the bo...

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." Hi everyone, looks like Dot might be busy so I thought I'd put up the topic. Al-Anon contains many rea...

trace2face · trace2face

Hello everybody, well I just wanted to come on here and talk to you all about fighting your addictions. Having to witness firsthand what it's like to see someone go through their addictions is a very painful experience. I had a friend of mine fall into the pits of substance abuse, and he never came out of...

trace2face · trace2face

Hi. I've been trying to quit drinking. I've heard about the 12 step program, AA, etc. However, I see myself as very prideful. I can't bring myself to go to AA meetings. I figured this would be the next best thing. I'm hoping to get some support and meet some new friends.

fred p · fred p

I have found a daily inventory or "look back" at my day to be very helpful in identifying areas of my life which need attention or more work. NA has an information pamphlet entitled "living the program" which I have found to be very helpful in a daily analysis of how my recovery i...

russman · russman

STEP 10 CONTINUED TO TAKE PERSONAL AND WHEN WE WERE WROUNG PROMPTLY ADMITTED IT. Step 10 which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along . We vigorously commence this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of th...

Itzachoice · Itzachoice

Today is Novemer 11th and I don't see any posts for this month at all. Is this just not a very actice message board? or is it run differently than most boards? Thanks, Dee

ML · ML

Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ML here....powerless over my emotions... PLEASE SEE THE AL-ANON POST for Step 10 = wonderful description of how Step 10 can work. It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit diffe...

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...

dott · dott

Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible except when to do so woulds injure them or others. 1. What doubts do I have about my amends injuring someone? 2. Do I have any amends to make that could result in serious consequences for my family? 3. Who on my amends list will never be available for direct...

Honey · Honey

Hi, I admit and know wholeheartdly i'm an alcoholic and with this have always not been able to do anything outside of child time due to being a single parent. The AA meetings are in my area once a week on a Sunday and have to travel elsewhere to get to one. I won't leave my child (a young teen) alone that...

ML · ML

Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. PLEASE REFER TO THE AL-ANON posting on this step as it has a very helpful definition about amends and apologies. Further to this information I would like to add something from the Emotions Anonymous lit...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

just stopping in to say hello to dot, cuz I got an e-mail that she is not able to post for some reason. I hope all is well. I appreciate the longstanding and faithful effort Dot does on this board. God bless you, Dot.

dott · dott

Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 90-91 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In making amends, we ne...

London50 · London50

I've been an AA/Alanon member for a long time, but have always got stuck on step 4, muddled through the rest of the steps, but was always frustrated with what seemed to be a lack of progress. We don't have ACA meetings here. I know I'm an adult child through and through, so It was wonderful to find and join...

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	Al-Anon Step Twelve (Preview) "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." hi everyone thanks for all the shares. I chose this quote from a step 12 page - it illustrates one of the reasons I found Al-Anon helpfu...	Vicky R	2	1637	Jan 24, 2008 by getoverit
	Newbie from Pa (Preview) Hello all from Pa. Started my recovery 40 days ago and I'm taking it day by day. Glad to be here. Grateful	Grateful	2	982	Dec 23, 2007 by Blessed
	USING PROGRAM OR BEING 'DISTRACTED' (Preview) ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. This is just about my experience with my Program. Take what you need and leave the rest. I always have a choice. I always have a choice to use Program. I always have a choice of ask for HP's will or follow my own. I can...	ML	5	1215	Jan 1, 2008 by Tahir
	EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS STEP 12 (Preview) "Having had a spiritual awakening as the results of these steps, we tried to carry this message and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Step 12 is often thought to be 'gratitude in actions'. If we are grateful for our new way of life, for our serenity, than it's important to ex...	ML	0	918	Dec 6, 2007 by ML
	EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS STEP 11 (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 the workbook entitled Step by Step for Emotions Anonymous I will paraphrase a simple thought....	ML	1	1277	Dec 15, 2007 by Robinsword
	Beating "OUR" Addictions, Compulsions, Habits. (Preview) An ALcoholics Testimony This letter is to all those Grateful Alcoholics, Addicts, and people with Co-Occuring Disorders. First of all I want to say I LOVE YOU ALL. I don't have to know you, or ever speak to you, meet you, or talk to you in person. But we all share a common bond between us. That bond is the bo...	Blessed	2	3641	Dec 7, 2007 by Blessed
	Al-Anon 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." Hi everyone, looks like Dot might be busy so I thought I'd put up the topic. Al-Anon contains many rea...	Vicky R	8	2239	Jan 6, 2008 by Vicky R
	You can beat your addictions! (Preview) Hello everybody, well I just wanted to come on here and talk to you all about fighting your addictions. Having to witness firsthand what it's like to see someone go through their addictions is a very painful experience. I had a friend of mine fall into the pits of substance abuse, and he never came out of...	trace2face	0	1117	Nov 29, 2007 by trace2face
	Hello I'm new. (Preview) Hi. I've been trying to quit drinking. I've heard about the 12 step program, AA, etc. However, I see myself as very prideful. I can't bring myself to go to AA meetings. I figured this would be the next best thing. I'm hoping to get some support and meet some new friends.	trace2face	2	1139	Nov 28, 2007 by SCB
	step 10 NA (Preview) I have found a daily inventory or "look back" at my day to be very helpful in identifying areas of my life which need attention or more work. NA has an information pamphlet entitled "living the program" which I have found to be very helpful in a daily analysis of how my recovery i...	fred p	2	11180	Dec 31, 2007 by Blessed
	STEP 10 -AA (Preview) STEP 10 CONTINUED TO TAKE PERSONAL AND WHEN WE WERE WROUNG PROMPTLY ADMITTED IT. Step 10 which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along . We vigorously commence this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of th...	russman	4	8184	Jan 4, 2008 by PatchesPal
	slow message board? (Preview) Today is Novemer 11th and I don't see any posts for this month at all. Is this just not a very actice message board? or is it run differently than most boards? Thanks, Dee	Itzachoice	1	1644	Nov 11, 2007 by russman
	STEP 10 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ML here....powerless over my emotions... PLEASE SEE THE AL-ANON POST for Step 10 = wonderful description of how Step 10 can work. It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit diffe...	ML	0	1009	Nov 11, 2007 by ML
	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	14471	May 26, 2012 by Fina
	Step Nine Questions (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible except when to do so woulds injure them or others. 1. What doubts do I have about my amends injuring someone? 2. Do I have any amends to make that could result in serious consequences for my family? 3. Who on my amends list will never be available for direct...	dott	2	1236	Nov 11, 2007 by Baffled
	I cant go to AA because i'm a single parent without babysitters (Preview) Hi, I admit and know wholeheartdly i'm an alcoholic and with this have always not been able to do anything outside of child time due to being a single parent. The AA meetings are in my area once a week on a Sunday and have to travel elsewhere to get to one. I won't leave my child (a young teen) alone that...	Honey	9	2578	Dec 10, 2007 by Blessed
	STEP 9 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. PLEASE REFER TO THE AL-ANON posting on this step as it has a very helpful definition about amends and apologies. Further to this information I would like to add something from the Emotions Anonymous lit...	ML	0	939	Oct 16, 2007 by ML
	hi, dot (Preview) just stopping in to say hello to dot, cuz I got an e-mail that she is not able to post for some reason. I hope all is well. I appreciate the longstanding and faithful effort Dot does on this board. God bless you, Dot.	amanda2u2	2	933	Oct 30, 2007 by Vicky R
	STEP NINE - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 90-91 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In making amends, we ne...	dott	8	3892	Oct 30, 2007 by Vicky R
	ACA steps 4 & 5 (Preview) I've been an AA/Alanon member for a long time, but have always got stuck on step 4, muddled through the rest of the steps, but was always frustrated with what seemed to be a lack of progress. We don't have ACA meetings here. I know I'm an adult child through and through, so It was wonderful to find and join...	London50	3	2509	Mar 18, 2008 by lisaann1213
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