Step Work

Jen · Jen

Ok, not a moderator here either, but I see we are working on step 9 or 10 so I'll get it going. Step 9: Made direct amends to those we had harmed wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Al-Anon's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions - pg 57 - (copyright 1981, by Al-Anon Grou...

Tahir · Tahir

EMOTIONS AND OUR POWERLESSNESS The Key to Our Transformation and Growth [This recovery literature was developed by a member who chose to be anonymous, based on his own personal experiences and that of a few others who have indirectly contributed with their own priceless experiences, strength and...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Step 2 - AA from the '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: Step 2 - "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." "... First, Alcoholics Anonymous does not demand that you believe anything. All of its Twelve Steps are but suggestions. Second, to get s...

passinby · passinby

Admit complete defeat, powerless over alcohol, honest with self and God.

angel66 · angel66

Hi, So today is Monday, June 30 and I'm wondering which step we are working on during this 2 wk period. I cant seem to find a consistent conversation on a certain step going on. John, I thought you said that we would be doing and talking about 1 step every 2 wks and I just cant seem to find which step is going...

grmat3 · grmat3

Hi, I'm new to this and am just looking for some relief. Am I an alcoholic? Addict? Codependent? Generally messed up? Hurting? Alone? Too proud to let anyone know how messed up I am on the inside? Feeling like a victim without hope? Yes!!!!!!!!!!! I just don't know what to do. A friend suggested a 12...

Vicky R · Vicky R

Step 8 : "Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all" From: Al-Anon's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions - pg 50 - (copyright 1981, by Al-Anon Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headq...

Blessed · Blessed

You know that I was just diagnosed with Cancer yesterday and I have 14 years Sobriety. I am in pain physically but I Love My Lord so much that I know he will get me through this, " One Day at a time". Love to you all and no matter what happens in our lives here on earth GOd Loves us! He is in control, he...

ML · ML

Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ML here....powerless over my emotions... It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit different from Program to Program. With Emotions Anonymous it is our emotions which we are p...

ML · ML

Step Ten "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." Amanda (AA) wrote this wonderful & quoted this information regarding Step 10 that I am paraphrasing here.... "A continuous look at our assets and liabilities, and a real desire to l...

Vicky R · Vicky R

" We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. " Hi to everyone on Miracles in Progress. I don't know if there are any moderators here at the moment, and just to update you I am not one. I will put up the topic when I can and answer some of the Al-Anon s...

ML · ML

I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing a 'tidbit' of what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselves) of ANY g...

airborne8t2nd · airborne8t2nd

My wife has recently return from inpaitient rehab for Alcoholism. I have been walking on eggs shells as to not upset her or stress her because she told me that the first night home she was was stressed and made her want to drink. i have a few question for anyone to help... Should i expect apologies from my w...

ML · ML

Step Three reads: "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" My little prayer from literature I just came across: "To you whom I call my Higher Power, help me to believe You can restore balance to my life. Help me to avoid shading my underst...

Dot · Dot

Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. From: Al-Anon Works - pg. 52 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) All of these Steps, including the Fourth, are m...

Vicky R · Vicky R

Step 7 : Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings From: Paths to Recovery - pg 77 - (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) 'At meetings I heard, "If you think you have humility, you don't re...

ML · ML

Step 7 : "Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings" In step 6 I become acutely aware of my defects and I begin to develop a willingness to 'let them go'.....my 'shortcomings' are my actions caused by my character defects (as my EA book describes it).......I like the humble part of how this s...

ML · ML

I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselves) of ANY group here and...

Dot · Dot

Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From: Al-Anon Works - pg 56 - (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) Sometimes we have to try to make these chan...

Dot · Dot

From:Al-Anon Works pg 49 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Hdqtrs, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Hdqtrs, Inc.) Some of us already have a comfortable relationship with a Power greater than ourselves. But the concept of a God or a Higher Power can b...

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	Al-Anon Step 9 (Preview) Ok, not a moderator here either, but I see we are working on step 9 or 10 so I'll get it going. Step 9: Made direct amends to those we had harmed wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Al-Anon's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions - pg 57 - (copyright 1981, by Al-Anon Grou...	Jen	1	4848	Jul 25, 2008 by Vicky R
	Emotions and Our Powerlessness (Preview) EMOTIONS AND OUR POWERLESSNESS The Key to Our Transformation and Growth [This recovery literature was developed by a member who chose to be anonymous, based on his own personal experiences and that of a few others who have indirectly contributed with their own priceless experiences, strength and...	Tahir	1	2171	Jul 13, 2008 by theresawebb14
	Step 2 - AA (Preview) Step 2 - AA from the '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: Step 2 - "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." "... First, Alcoholics Anonymous does not demand that you believe anything. All of its Twelve Steps are but suggestions. Second, to get s...	amanda2u2	5	10170	Jul 7, 2008 by wahmliz
	Step 1 (Preview) Admit complete defeat, powerless over alcohol, honest with self and God.	passinby	8	1685	Jul 7, 2008 by wahmliz
	steps (Preview) Hi, So today is Monday, June 30 and I'm wondering which step we are working on during this 2 wk period. I cant seem to find a consistent conversation on a certain step going on. John, I thought you said that we would be doing and talking about 1 step every 2 wks and I just cant seem to find which step is going...	angel66	1	1053	Jul 6, 2008 by Sincerely
	I'm new and this feels like the end of the road (Preview) Hi, I'm new to this and am just looking for some relief. Am I an alcoholic? Addict? Codependent? Generally messed up? Hurting? Alone? Too proud to let anyone know how messed up I am on the inside? Feeling like a victim without hope? Yes!!!!!!!!!!! I just don't know what to do. A friend suggested a 12...	grmat3	4	1291	Jun 20, 2008 by Vicky R
	Al-Anon Step 8 (Preview) Step 8 : "Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all" From: Al-Anon's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions - pg 50 - (copyright 1981, by Al-Anon Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headq...	Vicky R	1	2033	Jun 20, 2008 by Vicky R
	Cancer (Preview) You know that I was just diagnosed with Cancer yesterday and I have 14 years Sobriety. I am in pain physically but I Love My Lord so much that I know he will get me through this, " One Day at a time". Love to you all and no matter what happens in our lives here on earth GOd Loves us! He is in control, he...	Blessed	3	1176	Jun 20, 2008 by sallyo
	EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS - STEP 10 Continued (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ML here....powerless over my emotions... It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit different from Program to Program. With Emotions Anonymous it is our emotions which we are p...	ML	0	1311	Jun 12, 2008 by ML
	EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS - Step 10 (Preview) Step Ten "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." Amanda (AA) wrote this wonderful & quoted this information regarding Step 10 that I am paraphrasing here.... "A continuous look at our assets and liabilities, and a real desire to l...	ML	0	1437	Jun 12, 2008 by ML
	Al-Anon Step 1 (Preview) " We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. " Hi to everyone on Miracles in Progress. I don't know if there are any moderators here at the moment, and just to update you I am not one. I will put up the topic when I can and answer some of the Al-Anon s...	Vicky R	10	1990	Jun 11, 2008 by SheilaC
	EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS - STEP 8 AND STEP 9 (Preview) I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing a 'tidbit' of what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselves) of ANY g...	ML	0	4629	May 25, 2008 by ML
	Apologies.... (Preview) My wife has recently return from inpaitient rehab for Alcoholism. I have been walking on eggs shells as to not upset her or stress her because she told me that the first night home she was was stressed and made her want to drink. i have a few question for anyone to help... Should i expect apologies from my w...	airborne8t2nd	2	1420	May 25, 2008 by ML
	STEP 3 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) Step Three reads: "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" My little prayer from literature I just came across: "To you whom I call my Higher Power, help me to believe You can restore balance to my life. Help me to avoid shading my underst...	ML	1	1888	May 16, 2008 by presto
	Step Four Al-Anon (Preview) Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. From: Al-Anon Works - pg. 52 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) All of these Steps, including the Fourth, are m...	Dot	16	3318	May 13, 2008 by dawg
	Al-Anon Step 7 (Preview) Step 7 : Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings From: Paths to Recovery - pg 77 - (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) 'At meetings I heard, "If you think you have humility, you don't re...	Vicky R	1	8542	May 5, 2008 by dawg
	STEP 7 - EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) Step 7 : "Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings" In step 6 I become acutely aware of my defects and I begin to develop a willingness to 'let them go'.....my 'shortcomings' are my actions caused by my character defects (as my EA book describes it).......I like the humble part of how this s...	ML	0	1219	May 2, 2008 by ML
	STEP 6 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. I DO NOT speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole. I am here sharing what strikes ME as important in EA literature about each step. I am not an authority. I hope my shares encourage those seeking answers to go to the source (for themselves) of ANY group here and...	ML	0	1422	May 2, 2008 by ML
	Step Six Al-Anon (Preview) Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. From: Al-Anon Works - pg 56 - (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) Sometimes we have to try to make these chan...	Dot	6	1596	May 1, 2008 by Vicky R
	Step Three Al-Anon (Preview) From:Al-Anon Works pg 49 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Hdqtrs, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Hdqtrs, Inc.) Some of us already have a comfortable relationship with a Power greater than ourselves. But the concept of a God or a Higher Power can b...	Dot	8	2309	May 1, 2008 by cookie1971
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