Step Work

Beagleroo · Beagleroo

The more I learn about step one, the more afraid I am. I've done something terrible to a man I love very much. He's a recovering alcoholic and I'm massively codependent (so I'm discovering). We've been together for a little more than two years, since right after my divorce and a year after his. He's been...

sabc · sabc

Hi, i am 2 months sober and desperately need a female sponsor. i can only make 3 meetings a week, but 2 of those are all male. the other one has one maybe 2 women attending. i have been directed to pray about this which i do, but thought i would through it out there too.

dott · dott

Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From: How Al-Anon Works - pg. 56-57 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) For the first time in the Twelve Steps, we ask God direct...

Tahir · Tahir

Our Basic Text tells us that "Step Five is not simply a reading of Step Four." Yet we know that reading our Fourth Step to another human being is certainly part of Step Five. So what's the rest, the part that's more than simply a reading? It's the admission we make - to God, to ourselves, an...

Vicky R · Vicky R

" Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings " Hi everyone thanks for all the shares. Looks like Dot might be away so I will sometimes put up the topic. You can also do the same I assume - i.e. go on to the next step a week later if nobody has posted it . Remembering that the Alanon threads are sepa...

java · java

I've utilized several means of doing a fouth step. To get started 14 years ago when I came in I used the Blue prints for progress (Copyright 1976, bought in 1992). It gave me a good way to have a step-by-step process to guide me. Later I wrote my personal story. This helped me to better see how to answer the...

ML · ML

STEP SIX: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. STEP SEVEN: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. We've done our Step 4 and 5 work. Now we can hand our inventory over to our Higher Power. Really hand it over, as in 'surrender' it to have our shortcomings removed...

jmb · jmb

I am new to the program and would like more information about how to find a sponsor and to begin the steps! I have come to face that I am powerless over my own "stinky thoughts" when dealing with the past! That is my weakness and I am going to work through to make a better me so that I may have powe...

Tahir · Tahir

STEP SIX "We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character." We begin working Step Six full of the hope we have developed in the first five steps. If we have been thorough, we have also developed some humility. In Step Six, "humility" means that we're abl...

dot · dot

Step Two Questions1. Have past experiences affected my concept f a Higher Power?2. How do I describe the Higher Power I found in Al-/Anon?3. What does "Let Go and Let God" mean to me?4. What does "Came to believe" mean to me?Love you all - and thanks John for posting for me. The Hig...

dot · dot

Step One - Admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. 1. Do I accept that I cannot control another person's drinking? Another person's behavior? 2. Do I accept that alcoholism is a dsease? How does that change how I deal with the drinker? 3. Have I tr...

dott · dott

Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From: How Al-Anon Works - pg. 55-56 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In Step Six we learn to "Let G...

dot · dot

Hi all- it's good to be back and feeling stronger every day. Thank you Vicky for sitting in for me - Great Job. Love to all - Dot Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 1. Have I completed working the first five Steps to the best of my ability? 2. Am I wil...

myfairlizzy · myfairlizzy

I was glad the first thing i saw was "how do you get through the steps if you don't even have a higher power" that was something at meetings i had really listened for and not gotten any response other than ppl grateful to GOD, i needed to hear where ppl started. I have been using drugs and al...

mstrixe2 · mstrixe2

I am new on this board and want very much to learn how it works. I am unable to make meetings right now and need to start working my program and could really use some help.

fletch · fletch

I am new to recoverey and i wanted to ask how do you know when you are ready to move on to the next step is it just a personal decision. What should i be looking out for.

getoverit · getoverit

Hi all, My quest is to be able to get into the alanon family board. The server lets me into here, however, does not recognize me or my password there. Suggestions? Gracious and oceans of love to all, getoverit

dot · dot

Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory ane when we were wrong promptly admitted it. From: Al-Anon Works pg. 61 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by Express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) Step Ten is a daily co...

LucyM · LucyM

Hi all, I'm going to fold Steps 5, 6, and 7 into this post, so I can have the ACA contribution back "in order" with Dot's posting for Al-Anon. Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had "harmed" and became willing to make amends to them all. I've heard a number of t...

John · John

Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.1. How do I know who or what my Higher Power is?2. How can I stop thinking, trying and condidering and actually make a decision?3. How can I stop myself from taking my will back?4. How can I turn a situation...

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	First Step Woes (Preview) The more I learn about step one, the more afraid I am. I've done something terrible to a man I love very much. He's a recovering alcoholic and I'm massively codependent (so I'm discovering). We've been together for a little more than two years, since right after my divorce and a year after his. He's been...	Beagleroo	4	1364	Oct 7, 2007 by Blessed
	Finding a sponsor (Preview) Hi, i am 2 months sober and desperately need a female sponsor. i can only make 3 meetings a week, but 2 of those are all male. the other one has one maybe 2 women attending. i have been directed to pray about this which i do, but thought i would through it out there too.	sabc	1	897	Oct 5, 2007 by florence
	Step Seven (7) - Al-Anon - From Dot (Preview) Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From: How Al-Anon Works - pg. 56-57 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) For the first time in the Twelve Steps, we ask God direct...	dott	12	1500	Oct 3, 2007 by Blessed
	NA STEP FIVE (Preview) Our Basic Text tells us that "Step Five is not simply a reading of Step Four." Yet we know that reading our Fourth Step to another human being is certainly part of Step Five. So what's the rest, the part that's more than simply a reading? It's the admission we make - to God, to ourselves, an...	Tahir	31	3971	Sep 30, 2007 by florence
	Al-Anon Step 7 (Preview) " Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings " Hi everyone thanks for all the shares. Looks like Dot might be away so I will sometimes put up the topic. You can also do the same I assume - i.e. go on to the next step a week later if nobody has posted it . Remembering that the Alanon threads are sepa...	Vicky R	4	1228	Sep 24, 2007 by Baffled
	Step 4 - Blue Prints for progress (Preview) I've utilized several means of doing a fouth step. To get started 14 years ago when I came in I used the Blue prints for progress (Copyright 1976, bought in 1992). It gave me a good way to have a step-by-step process to guide me. Later I wrote my personal story. This helped me to better see how to answer the...	java	5	1798	Sep 23, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 6 and Step 7 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) STEP SIX: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. STEP SEVEN: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. We've done our Step 4 and 5 work. Now we can hand our inventory over to our Higher Power. Really hand it over, as in 'surrender' it to have our shortcomings removed...	ML	2	1295	Sep 20, 2007 by florence
	Beginning the 12 steps and finding a sponsor (Preview) I am new to the program and would like more information about how to find a sponsor and to begin the steps! I have come to face that I am powerless over my own "stinky thoughts" when dealing with the past! That is my weakness and I am going to work through to make a better me so that I may have powe...	jmb	6	2068	Sep 16, 2007 by Blessed
	NA STEP SIX (Preview) STEP SIX "We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character." We begin working Step Six full of the hope we have developed in the first five steps. If we have been thorough, we have also developed some humility. In Step Six, "humility" means that we're abl...	Tahir	11	12113	Sep 10, 2007 by Tahir
	Step Two Questions - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Two Questions1. Have past experiences affected my concept f a Higher Power?2. How do I describe the Higher Power I found in Al-/Anon?3. What does "Let Go and Let God" mean to me?4. What does "Came to believe" mean to me?Love you all - and thanks John for posting for me. The Hig...	dot	8	6933	Sep 5, 2007 by frazzled75
	Step One - Al-Anon - Questions (Preview) Step One - Admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. 1. Do I accept that I cannot control another person's drinking? Another person's behavior? 2. Do I accept that alcoholism is a dsease? How does that change how I deal with the drinker? 3. Have I tr...	dot	20	1819	Sep 4, 2007 by frazzled75
	Step Six - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From: How Al-Anon Works - pg. 55-56 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In Step Six we learn to "Let G...	dott	6	9326	Sep 3, 2007 by Baffled
	Step Six Questions (Preview) Hi all- it's good to be back and feeling stronger every day. Thank you Vicky for sitting in for me - Great Job. Love to all - Dot Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 1. Have I completed working the first five Steps to the best of my ability? 2. Am I wil...	dot	3	2170	Aug 22, 2007 by Blessed
	afraid that the emotions will be too much, no feelings in many years (Preview) I was glad the first thing i saw was "how do you get through the steps if you don't even have a higher power" that was something at meetings i had really listened for and not gotten any response other than ppl grateful to GOD, i needed to hear where ppl started. I have been using drugs and al...	myfairlizzy	3	1252	Aug 22, 2007 by Blessed
	New and wanting to learn (Preview) I am new on this board and want very much to learn how it works. I am unable to make meetings right now and need to start working my program and could really use some help.	mstrixe2	3	1121	Aug 22, 2007 by Blessed
	question about the steps (Preview) I am new to recoverey and i wanted to ask how do you know when you are ready to move on to the next step is it just a personal decision. What should i be looking out for.	fletch	6	1401	Aug 22, 2007 by Blessed
	step board format ?-s (Preview) Hi all, My quest is to be able to get into the alanon family board. The server lets me into here, however, does not recognize me or my password there. Suggestions? Gracious and oceans of love to all, getoverit	getoverit	2	1035	Aug 22, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Ten Al-Anon (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory ane when we were wrong promptly admitted it. From: Al-Anon Works pg. 61 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by Express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) Step Ten is a daily co...	dot	3	2152	Aug 21, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 8 - ACoA/ACA (Preview) Hi all, I'm going to fold Steps 5, 6, and 7 into this post, so I can have the ACA contribution back "in order" with Dot's posting for Al-Anon. Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had "harmed" and became willing to make amends to them all. I've heard a number of t...	LucyM	5	5433	Aug 21, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Three Questions - Al-Anon (submitted by Dot) (Preview) Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.1. How do I know who or what my Higher Power is?2. How can I stop thinking, trying and condidering and actually make a decision?3. How can I stop myself from taking my will back?4. How can I turn a situation...	John	5	4034	Aug 21, 2007 by Blessed
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