Step Work

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I was getting ready to do my postings when I discovered that I am banned from one of the boards again. Last time I perservered on the rest of the boards, but this time I think it is best if I just leave altogether. I love you all and have done the best I could. At this point in my life I have better things t...

kathy · kathy

Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character . . . I learned that many things I thought to be assets were actually character defects - assets blown out of proportion. But they were my coping skills. What would be left if they were taken away? I was afraid, but wanted the sere...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I'll have more time next week to put up the ACA and AA Steps. Thank you to everyone who has kept the Steps going and the shares. Thanks Dot and heather, and socal and shimo and alll of you hugs and love in recovery, amanda

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I see we are both here amanda

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Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Tradtions and Concepts. pg 67. (copyright 1997 by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headq...

drheathrann · drheathrann

"Each group has but one primary purpose, to carry its message to the sex and love addict who still suffers." "We knew that in accordance with these Traditions, no one who needed S.L.A.A. could, or should, be denied access to the Fellowship. However we also knew, especially in the beginning,...

drheathrann · drheathrann

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. "Many of us recognized that a characteristic of our sex and love addiction was that our lives were divided into carefully segregated compartments, underscored by secrecy and confidentiality. This was so, r...

drheathrann · drheathrann

Hi, my name is Heather, and I am a grateful recovering sex and love anorexic and romance, fantasy, and love addict. I am addicted to hopeless relationships with unavailable people. I know the board has already moved on to step 5, but I am "catching up" after a few weeks of being too busy to work o...

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Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. From - Pathways To Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. pg 53 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by written permission of Al-Anon Family...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I have the great priviledge of posting up excerpts of the Step explanations with Dot,,,, we do and excerpt from the official alanon, AA and ACA 12 Step books,,, plus the Tradition with the same number as the Step... right now it will be Tradition 5. I am away for most of this week, a...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Hello to all those coming here for the first time. We are on Step 5 this week. Shares on Step 5 are welcome. The Steps we have already put up can be shared on, preferably on the threads that are down by that Step,,, so we can keep this organized looking. Thanks. amanda

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the "12 x 12" "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs" short form "Twelve Steps deflate ego. Step 5 is difficult but necessary to sobriety and peace of mind. Confession is an ancient discipline. Without fearless admission of defects, few c...

Tee50 · Tee50

"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanagable". When I admit that I am powerless over alcohol, then I realize that no matter what I do, I can't control it. All I can do is take care of me and the effects of alcohol on me. When I acknowledge that my life is unmanagable t...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "Step 4 begins the growth steps of our journey. Here, we examine our behavior and expand our understanding of ourselves. The adventure of self-discovery begins with Step 4 and continues through Step 7. During these next four steps, we will prepare a personal...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" "Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole" "Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our 12 Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of eg...

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Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anon's Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, In...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I think it is very fitting that we are doing Step 4 as we come into the New Year,,, as many people make New Year's resolutions... We can do this with an aim to follow thru on this inventory with our following Steps in this New Year. amanda

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book: "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves" "Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings... So these desires - for the sex relation, for material and emotional security, and for comp...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Here we go,,, tomorrow is Christmas Eve,,, Christmas week, then New Year's Eve. How about some tips on what program things we do to make the best of the holidays in recovery? I try to remember to "take it easy" and to watch for H.A.L.T - being Hungry, Angry, Lonely and/or Tired... and t...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

From the "12 Step and 12 Tradition" book: "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking" "... AA is really saying to every serious drinker, 'You are an AA member if you say so. You can declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out. No matter who you are, no matter how low yo...

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	goodbye and God bless you all (Preview) I was getting ready to do my postings when I discovered that I am banned from one of the boards again. Last time I perservered on the rest of the boards, but this time I think it is best if I just leave altogether. I love you all and have done the best I could. At this point in my life I have better things t...	amanda2u2	5	1126	Jan 27, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step Six (Preview) Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character . . . I learned that many things I thought to be assets were actually character defects - assets blown out of proportion. But they were my coping skills. What would be left if they were taken away? I was afraid, but wanted the sere...	kathy	2	1102	Jan 17, 2005 by dot
	I'll be back on Tuesday (Preview) I'll have more time next week to put up the ACA and AA Steps. Thank you to everyone who has kept the Steps going and the shares. Thanks Dot and heather, and socal and shimo and alll of you hugs and love in recovery, amanda	amanda2u2	0	768	Jan 15, 2005 by amanda2u2
	hey, gammy wanna chat? (Preview) I see we are both here amanda	amanda2u2	1	899	Jan 15, 2005 by GammyRose
	Al-Anon - Step Six (Preview) Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Tradtions and Concepts. pg 67. (copyright 1997 by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headq...	dot	3	1920	Jan 16, 2005 by abbyal
	Tradition 5, SLAA (Preview) "Each group has but one primary purpose, to carry its message to the sex and love addict who still suffers." "We knew that in accordance with these Traditions, no one who needed S.L.A.A. could, or should, be denied access to the Fellowship. However we also knew, especially in the beginning,...	drheathrann	0	1019	Jan 14, 2005 by drheathrann
	SLAA Step 5 (Preview) Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. "Many of us recognized that a characteristic of our sex and love addiction was that our lives were divided into carefully segregated compartments, underscored by secrecy and confidentiality. This was so, r...	drheathrann	2	3228	Jan 22, 2005 by drheathrann
	SLAA third step (Preview) Hi, my name is Heather, and I am a grateful recovering sex and love anorexic and romance, fantasy, and love addict. I am addicted to hopeless relationships with unavailable people. I know the board has already moved on to step 5, but I am "catching up" after a few weeks of being too busy to work o...	drheathrann	2	4067	Jan 14, 2005 by drheathrann
	Step Five - Al-Anon (Preview) Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. From - Pathways To Recovery - Al-Anons Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. pg 53 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by written permission of Al-Anon Family...	dot	4	4542	Jan 14, 2005 by shimo
	Dot, or John, or volunteer (Preview) I have the great priviledge of posting up excerpts of the Step explanations with Dot,,,, we do and excerpt from the official alanon, AA and ACA 12 Step books,,, plus the Tradition with the same number as the Step... right now it will be Tradition 5. I am away for most of this week, a...	amanda2u2	1	1077	Jan 7, 2005 by dot
	how this board works (Preview) Hello to all those coming here for the first time. We are on Step 5 this week. Shares on Step 5 are welcome. The Steps we have already put up can be shared on, preferably on the threads that are down by that Step,,, so we can keep this organized looking. Thanks. amanda	amanda2u2	0	1014	Jan 7, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step 5 - AA (Preview) From the "12 x 12" *"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs"* *short form* *"Twelve Steps deflate ego. Step 5 is difficult but necessary to sobriety and peace of mind. Confession is an ancient discipline. Without fearless admission of defects, few c...*	amanda2u2	3	1404	Jan 15, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step 1 Al-Anon (Preview) "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanagable". When I admit that I am powerless over alcohol, then I realize that no matter what I do, I can't control it. All I can do is take care of me and the effects of alcohol on me. When I acknowledge that my life is unmanagable t...	Tee50	4	1310	Jan 16, 2005 by captcodee
	Step 4 - ACA (Preview) *From "The 12 Steps for Adult Children"* "Step 4 begins the growth steps of our journey. Here, we examine our behavior and expand our understanding of ourselves. The adventure of self-discovery begins with Step 4 and continues through Step 7. During these next four steps, we will prepare a personal...	amanda2u2	8	4694	Jan 22, 2005 by drheathrann
	Tradition 4 (Preview) *From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions"* *"Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole"* *"Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our 12 Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of eg...*	amanda2u2	0	1395	Jan 1, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Al-Anon - 4th Step (Preview) Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. From Paths to Recovery - Al-Anon's Twelve Steps, Traditions and Concepts. (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, In...	dot	2	6145	Jan 16, 2005 by shimo
	share on Step 4 for New Year (Preview) I think it is very fitting that we are doing Step 4 as we come into the New Year,,, as many people make New Year's resolutions... We can do this with an aim to follow thru on this inventory with our following Steps in this New Year. amanda	amanda2u2	0	1361	Dec 27, 2004 by amanda2u2
	Step 4 - AA (Preview) *From the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book:* *"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves"* *"Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings... So these desires - for the sex relation, for material and emotional security, and for comp...*	amanda2u2	0	5494	Dec 27, 2004 by amanda2u2
	share on holidays (Preview) Here we go,,, tomorrow is Christmas Eve,,, Christmas week, then New Year's Eve. How about some tips on what program things we do to make the best of the holidays in recovery? I try to remember to "take it easy" and to watch for H.A.L.T - being Hungry, Angry, Lonely and/or Tired... and t...	amanda2u2	2	1166	Dec 24, 2004 by GammyRose
	Tradition 3 - AA (Preview) From the "12 Step and 12 Tradition" book: *"The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking"* *"... AA is really saying to every serious drinker, 'You are an AA member if you say so. You can declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out. No matter who you are, no matter how low yo...*	amanda2u2	0	4373	Dec 20, 2004 by amanda2u2
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