Step Work

LongRoad12 · LongRoad12

New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...

JamesCT · JamesCT

3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. First, please don't get hung up on the word God here. Just substitute Higher Power as discussed in Step 2 The key thing for me was to decide I wanted help. As Barbara Billingsley said in the movie Airplane "Ch...

JamesCT · JamesCT

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. There is a saying by Samuel Butler:He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still. This is relevant to this step because until you're totally ready for your Higher Power to remove the defects of character, then any...

CarolinaLady · CarolinaLady

My question is what is next when you are chasing sobriety and believe in the AA way, and your spouse refuses to acknowledge that your addiction is anything but a choice you made!?

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 5 AA Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. HAVING MADE our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certai...

JamesCT · JamesCT

4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This one always seems to be the show stopper. There are many reasons. For one, we might not want to do this step just because of how many things we'd have to write down we might end up with writer's cramp. More seriously, for us we fear it wi...

Magdalena760 · Magdalena760

-- Edited by Magdalena760 on Saturday 8th of December 2012 02:56:00 PM

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I have written 3 fourth steps the first was in treatment and I was not very aware of my defects at the time. I looked at the guide given to me and tried to follow it. I was to grandiose, one of the items listed...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I...

jcecil55 · jcecil55

Came to believe that a power greater then ourselves could return us to sanity. Just what is this power greater then ourselves? I choose to call this power God. God is the nature of life and all living things. This power God, created the miracle of creation with all of its natural beauty and force, and all...

DaniHines · DaniHines

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The process for me as I began my walk in AA was I came, then I came to and finally I came to believe. I came to AA I wasnt ready for anything else at that point I had accepted that I was an alcoholic. That to me was a good start. Afte...

Snow White · Snow White

Ugh! I dislike typing in all caps because it feels like I am yelling, oh well I have attempted to control the font settings and plan to move on as I have found myself to be powerless over the font settings. I started AlA-non several months ago in order to bring my chaotic life back under control. I need to a...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

Step 1 Alcoholics Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. I believe that I was an alcoholic/addict from the first time I was able to drink in the way I wanted. I was thirteen and there was a party at my house, I was mixing drinks and helping myself t...

JamesCT · JamesCT

12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. As they say back in the old neighborhood, "It's not about you."

hotrod · hotrod

TRADITION TWELVE (12) Anonymity is the Spiritual Foundation of all Our Traditions Ever reminding us to Place Principles above PersonalitiesCourage to Change Page 20Anonymity makes it possible to leave not only our sir- names, but our labels and expectations, with which we have been burdened, o...

Magdalena760 · Magdalena760

Hi, Im Maggie and I am new here and new to ACOA. I have just ordered the 12 step workbook, but not having it in my hand yeat I feel a bit desperate. At the meeting i read the first step in the 12 step book, and identified fully. There was a prayer. Can anyone give it to me, please? I dont remember the words, but it...

Zimmy · Zimmy

I thank you all who read this and those who reply too. I am a new grateful member of al-anon and i have been to two f2f meetings. I am loving the 12 step programme and feel it is the right programme for me. The thing is I'm not sure how I am supposed to work it. I totally get that the first 3 steps are where i n...

JamesCT · JamesCT

11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, T.V. and films. This seems pretty straightforward and without need of interpretation.

JamesCT · JamesCT

10. Adult Children of Alcoholics has no opinion on outside issues; hence the ACA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. We cannot afford the distraction of being about anything other than the recovery of Adult Children of Alcoholics and this tradition supports that.

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	Freedom Fighters (Preview) New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...	LongRoad12	1	799	Jan 8, 2013 by hotrod
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 3 (Preview) 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. First, please don't get hung up on the word God here. Just substitute Higher Power as discussed in Step 2 The key thing for me was to decide I wanted help. As Barbara Billingsley said in the movie Airplane "Ch...	JamesCT	3	1028	Jan 4, 2013 by poppy18
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 6 (Preview) 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. There is a saying by Samuel Butler:He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still. This is relevant to this step because until you're totally ready for your Higher Power to remove the defects of character, then any...	JamesCT	2	872	Jan 3, 2013 by DavidG
	Spouse who doesn't "believe" the disease (Preview) My question is what is next when you are chasing sobriety and believe in the AA way, and your spouse refuses to acknowledge that your addiction is anything but a choice you made!?	CarolinaLady	1	880	Jan 1, 2013 by hotrod
	Step 5 Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Step 5 AA Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. HAVING MADE our personal inventory, what shall we do about it? We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certai...	Dan B 76	1	1225	Dec 30, 2012 by Liddie
	Adult Children of Alcoholics: Step 4 (Preview) 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This one always seems to be the show stopper. There are many reasons. For one, we might not want to do this step just because of how many things we'd have to write down we might end up with writer's cramp. More seriously, for us we fear it wi...	JamesCT	4	1480	Dec 25, 2012 by flopadopilus
	Deleted Post (Preview) -- Edited by Magdalena760 on Saturday 8th of December 2012 02:56:00 PM	Magdalena760	0	674	Dec 8, 2012 by Magdalena760
	Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Fourth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I have written 3 fourth steps the first was in treatment and I was not very aware of my defects at the time. I looked at the guide given to me and tried to follow it. I was to grandiose, one of the items listed...	Dan B 76	0	1898	Dec 3, 2012 by Dan B 76
	Step Three AA (Preview) Step 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?" That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I...	Dan B 76	0	951	Nov 22, 2012 by Dan B 76
	Step 2 (Preview) Came to believe that a power greater then ourselves could return us to sanity. Just what is this power greater then ourselves? I choose to call this power God. God is the nature of life and all living things. This power God, created the miracle of creation with all of its natural beauty and force, and all...	jcecil55	1	1123	Nov 22, 2012 by Jackie Z
	im on step 3 wondering about some advice on how exactly the action part works im a very spiritial person already but i w (Preview)	DaniHines	1	854	Nov 6, 2012 by JamesCT
	Step 2 Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The process for me as I began my walk in AA was I came, then I came to and finally I came to believe. I came to AA I wasnt ready for anything else at that point I had accepted that I was an alcoholic. That to me was a good start. Afte...	Dan B 76	0	1288	Nov 5, 2012 by Dan B 76
	Step 1 (Preview) Ugh! I dislike typing in all caps because it feels like I am yelling, oh well I have attempted to control the font settings and plan to move on as I have found myself to be powerless over the font settings. I started AlA-non several months ago in order to bring my chaotic life back under control. I need to a...	Snow White	1	977	Oct 30, 2012 by hotrod
	Step 1 Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Step 1 Alcoholics Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. I believe that I was an alcoholic/addict from the first time I was able to drink in the way I wanted. I was thirteen and there was a party at my house, I was mixing drinks and helping myself t...	Dan B 76	5	5760	Oct 27, 2012 by suzulu
	Tradition 12 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. As they say back in the old neighborhood, "It's not about you."	JamesCT	3	1030	Oct 23, 2012 by DavidG
	TRADITION 12 ALANON (Preview) TRADITION TWELVE (12) Anonymity is the Spiritual Foundation of all Our Traditions Ever reminding us to Place Principles above PersonalitiesCourage to Change Page 20Anonymity makes it possible to leave not only our sir- names, but our labels and expectations, with which we have been burdened, o...	hotrod	2	5079	Oct 9, 2012 by hotrod
	1 step Prayer step first step 1 pray prayer 12 step book (Preview) Hi, Im Maggie and I am new here and new to ACOA. I have just ordered the 12 step workbook, but not having it in my hand yeat I feel a bit desperate. At the meeting i read the first step in the 12 step book, and identified fully. There was a prayer. Can anyone give it to me, please? I dont remember the words, but it...	Magdalena760	4	1957	Sep 30, 2012 by Magdalena760
	Don't know where to start (kind of) :) (Preview) I thank you all who read this and those who reply too. I am a new grateful member of al-anon and i have been to two f2f meetings. I am loving the 12 step programme and feel it is the right programme for me. The thing is I'm not sure how I am supposed to work it. I totally get that the first 3 steps are where i n...	Zimmy	1	1023	Sep 26, 2012 by hotrod
	Tradition 11 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, T.V. and films. This seems pretty straightforward and without need of interpretation.	JamesCT	1	846	Sep 25, 2012 by DavidG
	Tradition 10 - Adult Children of Alcoholics (Preview) 10. Adult Children of Alcoholics has no opinion on outside issues; hence the ACA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. We cannot afford the distraction of being about anything other than the recovery of Adult Children of Alcoholics and this tradition supports that.	JamesCT	1	1163	Sep 11, 2012 by DavidG
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