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Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Ten for me is an important part of my daily program. It keeps me grounded in today - away from yesterday and tomorrow. Each night, before I go to sleep, I review my day as honestly as I can. Did I do my b...

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Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. How do I feel about continuing to take a personal inventory? Did fear or faith rule my actions today? How did I try to fix anyone today? What positive traits did I exhibit today? Hope th...

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Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventor and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. From: Paths To Recovery - pg. 104 (Copyrighyt 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) As we work Step Ten on a regu...

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Hi everone - I like Stacys's idea of posting Step questions so here goes. Which people on my list do I need to make direct amends to first? What doubts do I have about my amends injuring someone? What amends am I putting off? Why? Am I willing to pray to become willing to make amends in the...

Lanchas · Lanchas

I am 18 years old. I am an only child. My mom drank when I was a little kid, but I didn't know. Then she got help and quit. When I was about 8 years old she got in a relationship with a drinker and started drinking again. She has not stopped. She is still with the guy she got into a relationship with when I was 8. I l...

Lanchas · Lanchas

Are there 12 steps for alateens? Lanchas

Lanchas · Lanchas

I'm new here. I'm 18. The A in my life is my mom. I think I want to learn about and maybe go through the 12 steps to help me recover. Lanchas

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Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people whereever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. When I did step eight with my sponsor, she encouraged me to put myself at the top pf the list. I put myself first each day - making sure I got my rest - ate rght - got enough excercise - took r...

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From Paths to Recovery (copyright 1997, by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) pg. 90-91. In making amends, we need to understand that we are not necessarily making an apology. There are differenc...

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Hi everyone - I'm glad to be back from Florida - even if we do still have snow here in Mich. Spent a week with 5 AA/Al-anon couples - we've been friends for 20 years - was great. Also a week each with a niece and a nephew. Two days befre I left, my web box died - got my new one hooked up yesterday so am back on bo...

John · John

I opted to insert an exert from the 2nd edition of AA's Big Book regarding Step 9 and will following this reading with a share of my personal experience working the 9th Step. I will post it within a day or two. John *********************** Probably there are still some misgivings. As we lo...

victoria · victoria

I've been looking around at messages on several pages and I hope I have some idea of what I can do re' postings, if not kindly let me know. I'm new and so desprately need to be here. I have lived with an a for about 19 yrs. and my insanity just keeps on rolling. I found this on the net and thought I'...

Stephanie · Stephanie

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I had been going to face to face meetings but they are about an hour away from where I am living, so I was glad to find the ACOA forum, and thrilled also to find this!! But Help! I am having a hard time following what is going on! What step are we doing?&nbs...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Recovery: Letting Go To "let go" does not meant to stop caring, it meansi can't do it for someone else. To "let go" is not to cut myself off, its therealization that i can not control another. To "let go" is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To "let go" is to admit p...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I have been in recovery for 16 years,,, and did all the Steps the first year, but am finding that in repeating them I find more and more and more,,, and I learn more and more and more. Recovery is, indeed, a lifetime process. I find that the reading I am doing to do my service to this board is benefitti...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Welcome to the Step Work board, to those that are new to it. It is good to have more people participating on it. Dot has been the main person leading the board, and I have been assisting her in putting up the Steps in order, from the AA, ACA and alanon programs. We are now on Step 8,, so if you would please post...

Stacy · Stacy

- Are you powerless over a lot of what happens in your life? - What specifically are you powerless about? - What do you feel you have power over? - Is your life unmanageable? In what ways? -What makes it difficult for you to admit you are powerless? (Or: What makes it easy to do so?) - What does it...

Stacy · Stacy

Further to a brief discussion on the other boards, I will be posting information I have found regarding the steps which has helped me to better understand them here for all that would like to use. On a separate post but at the same time I will post the questions to ask yourself and hopefully encour...

tasmin · tasmin

hi guys, i've been in acoa for nearly 5 months and feel i've hit a wall in my recovery and might need to go back to the start.

is anyone doing steps 1, 2, or 3? i would appricate some help if theres anyone who could help me with this. tasmin

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children" "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all" "Before entering the 12 Step program, many of us blamed our parents, relatives, and friends for the turmoil in our lives. We even held God responsible. In Step 8, we...

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	Step Ten Share (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Ten for me is an important part of my daily program. It keeps me grounded in today - away from yesterday and tomorrow. Each night, before I go to sleep, I review my day as honestly as I can. Did I do my b...	dot	4	991	Apr 12, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step Ten Questions (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. How do I feel about continuing to take a personal inventory? Did fear or faith rule my actions today? How did I try to fix anyone today? What positive traits did I exhibit today? Hope th...	dot	0	765	Apr 10, 2005 by dot
	Step Ten - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventor and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. From: Paths To Recovery - pg. 104 (Copyrighyt 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) As we work Step Ten on a regu...	dot	4	1003	Apr 14, 2005 by Magichappens
	Step Nine Questions (Preview) Hi everone - I like Stacys's idea of posting Step questions so here goes. Which people on my list do I need to make direct amends to first? What doubts do I have about my amends injuring someone? What amends am I putting off? Why? Am I willing to pray to become willing to make amends in the...	dot	1	891	Apr 26, 2005 by EmancipationRM
	Looking for others like me (Preview) I am 18 years old. I am an only child. My mom drank when I was a little kid, but I didn't know. Then she got help and quit. When I was about 8 years old she got in a relationship with a drinker and started drinking again. She has not stopped. She is still with the guy she got into a relationship with when I was 8. I l...	Lanchas	0	884	Mar 26, 2005 by Lanchas
	Question? (Preview) Are there 12 steps for alateens? Lanchas	Lanchas	3	961	Apr 30, 2005 by crabnat
	New Here (Preview) I'm new here. I'm 18. The A in my life is my mom. I think I want to learn about and maybe go through the 12 steps to help me recover. Lanchas	Lanchas	0	775	Mar 23, 2005 by Lanchas
	Step Nine - Share (Preview) Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people whereever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. When I did step eight with my sponsor, she encouraged me to put myself at the top pf the list. I put myself first each day - making sure I got my rest - ate rght - got enough excercise - took r...	dot	0	760	Mar 23, 2005 by dot
	Step Nine - Al-Anon (Preview) From Paths to Recovery (copyright 1997, by Al-anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) pg. 90-91. In making amends, we need to understand that we are not necessarily making an apology. There are differenc...	dot	1	917	Apr 9, 2005 by wallsal55
	Good Morning (Preview) Hi everyone - I'm glad to be back from Florida - even if we do still have snow here in Mich. Spent a week with 5 AA/Al-anon couples - we've been friends for 20 years - was great. Also a week each with a niece and a nephew. Two days befre I left, my web box died - got my new one hooked up yesterday so am back on bo...	dot	1	1039	Mar 22, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step Nine (AA) (Preview) I opted to insert an exert from the 2nd edition of AA's Big Book regarding Step 9 and will following this reading with a share of my personal experience working the 9th Step. I will post it within a day or two. John *********************** Probably there are still some misgivings. As we lo...	John	1	1754	Mar 20, 2005 by cheri
	new gal (Preview) I've been looking around at messages on several pages and I hope I have some idea of what I can do re' postings, if not kindly let me know. I'm new and so desprately need to be here. I have lived with an a for about 19 yrs. and my insanity just keeps on rolling. I found this on the net and thought I'...	victoria	3	1098	Mar 22, 2005 by dot
	Newbie - where are we? (Preview) Hi, I'm new to this forum. I had been going to face to face meetings but they are about an hour away from where I am living, so I was glad to find the ACOA forum, and thrilled also to find this!! But Help! I am having a hard time following what is going on! What step are we doing?&nbs...	Stephanie	2	1148	Mar 10, 2005 by Stephanie
	Letting Go (Preview) Recovery: Letting Go To "let go" does not meant to stop caring, it meansi can't do it for someone else. To "let go" is not to cut myself off, its therealization that i can not control another. To "let go" is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To "let go" is to admit p...	amanda2u2	1	1302	Mar 27, 2005 by Lanchas
	Step 8 shares (Preview) I have been in recovery for 16 years,,, and did all the Steps the first year, but am finding that in repeating them I find more and more and more,,, and I learn more and more and more. Recovery is, indeed, a lifetime process. I find that the reading I am doing to do my service to this board is benefitti...	amanda2u2	1	1032	Feb 24, 2005 by GammyRose
	the Step Work board (Preview) Welcome to the Step Work board, to those that are new to it. It is good to have more people participating on it. Dot has been the main person leading the board, and I have been assisting her in putting up the Steps in order, from the AA, ACA and alanon programs. We are now on Step 8,, so if you would please post...	amanda2u2	4	1308	Jul 20, 2005 by jemco518
	Step 1 - Questions (Preview) - Are you powerless over a lot of what happens in your life? - What specifically are you powerless about? - What do you feel you have power over? - Is your life unmanageable? In what ways? -What makes it difficult for you to admit you are powerless? (Or: What makes it easy to do so?) - What does it...	Stacy	3	1738	Apr 5, 2005 by ImFree2004
	Step 1 - With interpretations (Preview) Further to a brief discussion on the other boards, I will be posting information I have found regarding the steps which has helped me to better understand them here for all that would like to use. On a separate post but at the same time I will post the questions to ask yourself and hopefully encour...	Stacy	4	2054	Feb 25, 2005 by amanda2u2
	think i need to start over (Preview) hi guys, i've been in acoa for nearly 5 months and feel i've hit a wall in my recovery and might need to go back to the start. is anyone doing steps 1, 2, or 3? i would appricate some help if theres anyone who could help me with this. tasmin	tasmin	6	977	Feb 24, 2005 by Todd
	Step 8 - ACA (Preview) *from "The 12 Steps for Adult Children"* *"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all"* *"Before entering the 12 Step program, many of us blamed our parents, relatives, and friends for the turmoil in our lives. We even held God responsible. In Step 8, we...*	amanda2u2	0	1679	Feb 23, 2005 by amanda2u2
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