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JamesCT · JamesCT

2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Sometimes people who have problems with conventional religion or the concept of God have trouble with this step. What the Yellow Workbook has to say on the subject. A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is fo...

Gracie1965 · Gracie1965

Hi all new here. Am having some trouble with step one section three parts c and d in the yellow ACOA 12 step workbook. I can get maybe one or two for both sections so was wondering if these things are all meant for negative things or if they can be positive also. Don't have a sponsor yet, no transportation to...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 10 Continued to Take Personal Inventory and When We Were Wrong Promptly Admitted It Paths to Recovery Page 104 Continuing to take personal inventory keeps our slates clean and maintains our spiritual, emotional, and physical health to help deal with the rough times that occur in everyday...

JamesCT · JamesCT

10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Now you're doing something different. With this step, you're curbing the damage, addressing hurts as they happen before they have a chance to alter you or others worse. My righteous indignation has receded si...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 12 Having Had a Spiritual Awakening as a Result of These Steps, We Try to Carry This Message to Others and Practice These Principles in All Our Affairs. Page Paths to Recovery Page 119 It can be said the entire alanon program is summed up in the 12th Step. We see the results of our efforts, a Spiri...

newlease · newlease

I am powerless over Alcohol and my life has become unmanageable. I've waited and waited ,I've blamed my AH for his drinking and the misery that it is causing my family, all of that is true. I can not control any of that. I've been sitting at this step for so freaking long with the ability to admit it, but...

JamesCT · JamesCT

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Spread the news. It's not enough to just learn that things can be better for an adult child of an alcoholic. We need to let others...

notcrazy62 · notcrazy62

Here are some common characteristics of Acoas ( adults who grew up in alcoholic or other dysfunctional homes) 1) We have feelings of low self-worth, and judge ourselves and others without mercy 2) We tend to isolate and feel uneasy around people we do not know, especially authority figures ...

JamesCT · JamesCT

1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. It is important to remember that powerlessness does not equal helplessness. What powerlessness means above is that we do not have the ability in and of ourselves to b...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 11Sought through Prayers and Meditation to improve our Conscious Contact with God, As We Understood Him, and Praying only for Knowledge of His Will and the Power to carry it outPaths to recovery Page 110Each Steps offers new spiritual guidance. In Step 11 we can maintain our growth with n...

JamesCT · JamesCT

11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry it out. This step is another one of those who have the word God in it which can trip people up. Again, substitute Higher Power fo...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 1 Admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable Step 1 Courage to Change Page 14 When I am able to admit that I am powerless over alcohol my life becomes more manageable. Today I will take a step to freedom and growth by surrendering. MY BRIEF SHARE Nagging,...

hotrod · hotrod

IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALLone DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON PAGE 174THE ONLY ACTION THIS STEP CALLS FOR IS TO MAKE A LIST.I CAN DO THIS BY ALLOWING MY OPPRESIVE NAGGING G...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALL Paths to Recovery page 87 One of the most important things in Step 8 is that it is for me. If others reap the benefit that is a bonus all I need to do in this step is to become willing!!! . If I make the list...

JamesCT · JamesCT

4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Do this step. This one is where people procrastinate, make excuses, skip, or even quit the steps over. We don't want to own up to what we've done. Or we're afraid we're going to beat ourselves up over and over again. I took a long time to d...

JamesCT · JamesCT

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. There is often a resistance to this step. There are people who, honestly, aren't deserving of amends even if they are owed. But as Malachy McCourt saidResentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other pers...

JamesCT · JamesCT

12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. This is the call to action. Once you are helped, you help. This is not a step you generally have to drag yourself through. Usu...

JamesCT · JamesCT

7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. First, as always, read "God" as "Higher Power" if you have issues with religion. Next, this step links directly back to the first step, where we admitted our powerlessness over family dysfunction. We have to be ready for help fro...

hotrod · hotrod

STEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSPaths to recovery page 72On the surface Step 7 looks fairly simple.In admitting we need HPs help to remove our shortcomings, this does not mean inferiority, weakness or submission that would mean we are still resisting our need for helpWhen...

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Long ago a female friend of mine was lamenting the actions of a male friend of mine regarding the relationship between the two of them. His actions were giving her mixed signals. On the one hand he had made it perfectly clear that t...

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	Step 2 for ACoA (Preview) 2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Sometimes people who have problems with conventional religion or the concept of God have trouble with this step. What the Yellow Workbook has to say on the subject. A note to the atheist or agnositc: The ACA progam is fo...	JamesCT	3	3681	Oct 22, 2013 by JamesCT
	ACOA yellow 12 step workbook (Preview) Hi all new here. Am having some trouble with step one section three parts c and d in the yellow ACOA 12 step workbook. I can get maybe one or two for both sections so was wondering if these things are all meant for negative things or if they can be positive also. Don't have a sponsor yet, no transportation to...	Gracie1965	5	4226	Oct 16, 2013 by DavidG
	ALANON STEP 10 (Preview) Step 10 Continued to Take Personal Inventory and When We Were Wrong Promptly Admitted It Paths to Recovery Page 104 Continuing to take personal inventory keeps our slates clean and maintains our spiritual, emotional, and physical health to help deal with the rough times that occur in everyday...	hotrod	10	6549	Oct 7, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 10 (Preview) 10. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Now you're doing something different. With this step, you're curbing the damage, addressing hurts as they happen before they have a chance to alter you or others worse. My righteous indignation has receded si...	JamesCT	2	986	Oct 2, 2013 by Jacks1964
	ALANON STEP 12 (Preview) Step 12 Having Had a Spiritual Awakening as a Result of These Steps, We Try to Carry This Message to Others and Practice These Principles in All Our Affairs. Page Paths to Recovery Page 119 It can be said the entire alanon program is summed up in the 12th Step. We see the results of our efforts, a Spiri...	hotrod	4	1232	Sep 13, 2013 by hotrod
	Step One (Preview) I am powerless over Alcohol and my life has become unmanageable. I've waited and waited ,I've blamed my AH for his drinking and the misery that it is causing my family, all of that is true. I can not control any of that. I've been sitting at this step for so freaking long with the ability to admit it, but...	newlease	2	975	Sep 11, 2013 by newlease
	ACoA Step 12 (Preview) 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Spread the news. It's not enough to just learn that things can be better for an adult child of an alcoholic. We need to let others...	JamesCT	0	841	Sep 9, 2013 by JamesCT
	Step 1 - ACOA - Common behavior characteristics (Preview) Here are some common characteristics of Acoas ( adults who grew up in alcoholic or other dysfunctional homes) 1) We have feelings of low self-worth, and judge ourselves and others without mercy 2) We tend to isolate and feel uneasy around people we do not know, especially authority figures ...	notcrazy62	4	2622	Aug 31, 2013 by Jacks1964
	ACoA Step 1 (Preview) 1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. It is important to remember that powerlessness does not equal helplessness. What powerlessness means above is that we do not have the ability in and of ourselves to b...	JamesCT	17	2957	Aug 30, 2013 by Ula
	STEP 11 ALANON (Preview) Step 11Sought through Prayers and Meditation to improve our Conscious Contact with God, As We Understood Him, and Praying only for Knowledge of His Will and the Power to carry it outPaths to recovery Page 110Each Steps offers new spiritual guidance. In Step 11 we can maintain our growth with n...	hotrod	2	1394	Aug 28, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 11 (Preview) 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry it out. This step is another one of those who have the word God in it which can trip people up. Again, substitute Higher Power fo...	JamesCT	1	909	Aug 27, 2013 by DavidG
	ALANON STEP 1 (Preview) Step 1 Admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable Step 1 Courage to Change Page 14 When I am able to admit that I am powerless over alcohol my life becomes more manageable. Today I will take a step to freedom and growth by surrendering. MY BRIEF SHARE Nagging,...	hotrod	11	5465	Aug 24, 2013 by hotrod
	STEP 8 ALANON 2-13 (Preview) IN ALANON WE BELIEVE LIFE IS FOR GROWTH-PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALLone DAY AT A TIME IN ALANON PAGE 174THE ONLY ACTION THIS STEP CALLS FOR IS TO MAKE A LIST.I CAN DO THIS BY ALLOWING MY OPPRESIVE NAGGING G...	hotrod	4	1592	Aug 19, 2013 by hotrod
	Alanon Step 8 (Preview) STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAVE HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALL *Paths to Recovery* *page 87* One of the most important things in Step 8 is that it is for me. If others reap the benefit that is a bonus all I need to do in this step is to become willing!!! . If I make the list...	hotrod	11	4259	Aug 19, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 4 (Preview) 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Do this step. This one is where people procrastinate, make excuses, skip, or even quit the steps over. We don't want to own up to what we've done. Or we're afraid we're going to beat ourselves up over and over again. I took a long time to d...	JamesCT	4	1610	Aug 14, 2013 by ncbeachbum86
	ACoA Step 8 (Preview) 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. There is often a resistance to this step. There are people who, honestly, aren't deserving of amends even if they are owed. But as Malachy McCourt saidResentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other pers...	JamesCT	6	1281	Jul 27, 2013 by KayCee
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 12 (Preview) 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. This is the call to action. Once you are helped, you help. This is not a step you generally have to drag yourself through. Usu...	JamesCT	1	1043	Jul 25, 2013 by billyhughbilly
	ACoA Step 7 (Preview) 7. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. First, as always, read "God" as "Higher Power" if you have issues with religion. Next, this step links directly back to the first step, where we admitted our powerlessness over family dysfunction. We have to be ready for help fro...	JamesCT	0	948	Jul 2, 2013 by JamesCT
	Alanon Step 7 (Preview) STEP 7HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGSPaths to recovery page 72On the surface Step 7 looks fairly simple.In admitting we need HPs help to remove our shortcomings, this does not mean inferiority, weakness or submission that would mean we are still resisting our need for helpWhen...	hotrod	2	1695	Jul 1, 2013 by hotrod
	ACoA Step 6 (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Long ago a female friend of mine was lamenting the actions of a male friend of mine regarding the relationship between the two of them. His actions were giving her mixed signals. On the one hand he had made it perfectly clear that t...	JamesCT	2	1055	Jun 30, 2013 by KayCee
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