Step Work

Sabin · Sabin

I feel scared writing on the board about this step, I am taking a risk and being real, part of me is saying you know nothing, 11 years in recovery means that is a lie, why does my own mind work against me when I take risks. Step one for me is the start of getting honest. I am a recovering ACA and grateful to all wh...

Lynn59 · Lynn59

Hi, I am in need of a temp Sponsor. My Sponsor recently informed me she will not be going to meetings anymore. I am in a small group with mostly newcomers, so I don't have an option to ask one of them. I have taken my 4th and 5th steps and continue to grow in the program with a very grateful heart. I no longer h...

adelesavoie · adelesavoie

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. One of the most difficult parts of doing this step is that there are people who you have harmed who have also harmed you. You don't want to make amends to them because you "know" you're never getting amend...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 2Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanityPaths to Recovery page 22The family disease of alcoholism is as cunning and baffling to us as it is with the alcoholic. In studying step one and two we are humbled in the realization that we have frailties. Taking thes...

hotrod · hotrod

Step SevenHumbly asked him to remove our shortcomingsPaths to recovery page 72There is a natural progression in working the steps. We are never asked to do anything before we are fully prepared and ready. Step seven is a natural follow-up to steps four five and six. We were not asked to turn our will o...

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Let's parse this brief sentence. Humbly -- We become so relentlessly self-reliant that we get very good at making things happen and we begin to believe we can handle anything. We develop hubris and contort our reasoning or logic to keep from admitting t...

hotrod · hotrod

Step SixWere entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of characterPaths to Recovery ( page 65)We know we have character defects and have some idea of the pain and difficulties they cause. Step six does not rid us of these defects , it only asks us to become ready. Are we ready? With the gui...

Annemarie · Annemarie

Hi there I wanted to go through the 12 steps but don't know we're to start or ask?

hotrod · hotrod

Step fourMade a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselvesPaths to Recovery page 38Steps 1,2 and three taught us about the disease of alcoholism. They stressed our powerlessness over the disease and suggested that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity if we so desire....

Lu · Lu

I was told that there would be a meeting here tonight at 9 pm

hotrod · hotrod

Step eightMade a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.Step eight gives us the opportunity to raise our awareness of our past behaviors. Our application of the previous steps has shown us that we have indeed harmed others by our words and actions. Just as im...

hotrod · hotrod

Step six Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of characterReaching or Personal FreedomBeing entirely ready for God to work in my life was a very scary and I hesitated a long time before taking this step. I like the idea that God would remove my character defects I and I wouldnt have t...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP ONE 1We admitted we were powerless over ALCOHOL and our lives had become unmanageableODAT PAGE 32"TAKING THE FIRST STEP IS NOT THE MATTER OF READING THE WORDS--BUT OF IMPRESSING THEM SO DEEPLY ON OUR CONSCINESS THAT THAT THE ADMITTING WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS PART OF OUR THINKING AND FEE...

hotrod · hotrod

Alanon Book: Reaching for Personal Freedom Step FiveAdmitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.The idea of admitting our wrongs to God, to ourselves and to someone else has deterred many from completing step five. However, when we take the risk of e...

hotrod · hotrod

Step ThreeMade a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood himPaths to Recovery page 28 the first phase of step three, made a decision shows us that we have choices. We make this distinction when we are ready. Everyone works through the steps at their own pace and in ma...

hopeful777 · hopeful777

Ok just wanna vent! Now that I am here I just fell flat. I have been working the steps, stuck now on 8 and 9. I still struggle with accepting some responsibility for my AH drinking. I was angry this morning when he came home, so drunk passed out, has been awhile since that has happened, and he went out with m...

tracy · tracy

Al anon has various literature to take you through the step. I have done step work in a group and I am now doing it with a sponsor. I never truly did my complete steps till in 5 years wow!!! I grew more that year than all the others together it's amazing u find your hp and yourself xxxxx

veronicag · veronicag

How do I carry the message to my family and friends when they resist the ideas?

hotrod · hotrod

Step 12Having 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. Reaching For Personal FreedomAfter working step one through 11, we have progressed far beyond our first spiritual awakening to the ide...

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	Step 1 (Preview) I feel scared writing on the board about this step, I am taking a risk and being real, part of me is saying you know nothing, 11 years in recovery means that is a lie, why does my own mind work against me when I take risks. Step one for me is the start of getting honest. I am a recovering ACA and grateful to all wh...	Sabin	1	1330	Dec 2, 2014 by JamesCT
	Temp Sponsor (Preview) Hi, I am in need of a temp Sponsor. My Sponsor recently informed me she will not be going to meetings anymore. I am in a small group with mostly newcomers, so I don't have an option to ask one of them. I have taken my 4th and 5th steps and continue to grow in the program with a very grateful heart. I no longer h...	Lynn59	3	1196	Dec 1, 2014 by hotrod
	detachment (Preview)	adelesavoie	0	1252	Dec 1, 2014 by adelesavoie
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 8 (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. One of the most difficult parts of doing this step is that there are people who you have harmed who have also harmed you. You don't want to make amends to them because you "know" you're never getting amend...	JamesCT	6	1707	Nov 24, 2014 by JamesCT
	Alanon Step 2 (Preview) Step 2Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanityPaths to Recovery page 22The family disease of alcoholism is as cunning and baffling to us as it is with the alcoholic. In studying step one and two we are humbled in the realization that we have frailties. Taking thes...	hotrod	17	11535	Nov 23, 2014 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 7 (Preview) *Step Seven*Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomingsPaths to recovery page 72There is a natural progression in working the steps. We are never asked to do anything before we are fully prepared and ready. Step seven is a natural follow-up to steps four five and six. We were not asked to turn our will o...	hotrod	3	1879	Nov 17, 2014 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics Step 7 (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Let's parse this brief sentence. Humbly -- We become so relentlessly self-reliant that we get very good at making things happen and we begin to believe we can handle anything. We develop hubris and contort our reasoning or logic to keep from admitting t...	JamesCT	3	1414	Nov 10, 2014 by JamesCT
	ALANON STEP 6 (Preview) Step SixWere entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of characterPaths to Recovery ( page 65)We know we have character defects and have some idea of the pain and difficulties they cause. Step six does not rid us of these defects , it only asks us to become ready. Are we ready? With the gui...	hotrod	2	1689	Nov 8, 2014 by hotrod
	12 steps? (Preview) Hi there I wanted to go through the 12 steps but don't know we're to start or ask?	Annemarie	2	1206	Oct 27, 2014 by martin D
	ALANON STEP 4 (Preview) Step fourMade a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselvesPaths to Recovery page 38Steps 1,2 and three taught us about the disease of alcoholism. They stressed our powerlessness over the disease and suggested that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity if we so desire....	hotrod	8	7842	Oct 17, 2014 by hotrod
	Are there 12step meetings here?? Tonight?? (Preview) I was told that there would be a meeting here tonight at 9 pm	Lu	1	1115	Oct 14, 2014 by JamesCT
	ALANON STEP 8 (Preview) Step eightMade a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.Step eight gives us the opportunity to raise our awareness of our past behaviors. Our application of the previous steps has shown us that we have indeed harmed others by our words and actions. Just as im...	hotrod	2	2978	Oct 13, 2014 by hotrod
	ALANON STEP 6 (Preview) Step six *Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of characterReaching or Personal Freedom***Being entirely ready for God to work in my life was a very scary and I hesitated a long time before taking this step. I like the idea that God would remove my character defects I and I wouldnt have t...	hotrod	11	5646	Oct 5, 2014 by hotrod
	STEP ONE ALANON (Preview) STEP ONE 1We admitted we were powerless over ALCOHOL and our lives had become unmanageableODAT PAGE 32"TAKING THE FIRST STEP IS NOT THE MATTER OF READING THE WORDS--BUT OF IMPRESSING THEM SO DEEPLY ON OUR CONSCINESS THAT THAT THE ADMITTING WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS PART OF OUR THINKING AND FEE...	hotrod	25	2681	Oct 4, 2014 by hotrod
	ALANON STEP 5 (Preview) Alanon Book: Reaching for Personal Freedom Step FiveAdmitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.The idea of admitting our wrongs to God, to ourselves and to someone else has deterred many from completing step five. However, when we take the risk of e...	hotrod	13	3179	Oct 4, 2014 by hotrod
	ALANON STEP 3 (Preview) Step ThreeMade a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood himPaths to Recovery page 28 the first phase of step three, made a decision shows us that we have choices. We make this distinction when we are ready. Everyone works through the steps at their own pace and in ma...	hotrod	8	5242	Sep 29, 2014 by hotrod
	Ah Well, just emotions after all (Preview) Ok just wanna vent! Now that I am here I just fell flat. I have been working the steps, stuck now on 8 and 9. I still struggle with accepting some responsibility for my AH drinking. I was angry this morning when he came home, so drunk passed out, has been awhile since that has happened, and he went out with m...	hopeful777	2	1166	Sep 26, 2014 by hopeful777
	Steps (Preview) Al anon has various literature to take you through the step. I have done step work in a group and I am now doing it with a sponsor. I never truly did my complete steps till in 5 years wow!!! I grew more that year than all the others together it's amazing u find your hp and yourself xxxxx	tracy	0	1015	Sep 10, 2014 by tracy
	Step 12 question 9 (Preview) How do I carry the message to my family and friends when they resist the ideas?	veronicag	2	932	Aug 31, 2014 by yogalifer
	Alanon Step 12 (Preview) Step 12Having 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. *Reaching For Personal Freedom*After working step one through 11, we have progressed far beyond our first spiritual awakening to the ide...	hotrod	10	5898	Aug 17, 2014 by hotrod
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Learn how the 12 Steps work. Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps of recovery together! We discuss each of the Twelve Steps In the order they are written, one step at a time, every two weeks.