Step Work

LucyM · LucyM

Hi all, I'm going to fold Steps 5, 6, and 7 into this post, so I can have the ACA contribution back "in order" with Dot's posting for Al-Anon. Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had "harmed" and became willing to make amends to them all. I've heard a number of t...

John · John

Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.1. How do I know who or what my Higher Power is?2. How can I stop thinking, trying and condidering and actually make a decision?3. How can I stop myself from taking my will back?4. How can I turn a situation...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book: "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs" "All of AA's 12 Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires... they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than 5....

ML · ML

"Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." I don't speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole, only from my experience and my reading sources. I use the "Emotions Anonymous" self-titled book, the "It Works if You Wo...

dott · dott

Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 1. How have I isolated myself? 2. Do I believe that sharing with anoher person can lead to relief from isolation? 3. What is the one thing I don't want to tell another person? Can I start there? 4. Can I remem...

dott · dott

Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 56 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)When we complete the...

lostnfound80 · lostnfound80

Hi everyone, I am new to the twelve steps and have gotten as far as Step 2 with my sponsor but feel that I would like to have as much feed back as I can. I have had many alcoholics/addicts in my life but my primary alcoholic/addict is my partner. The last 2 years have been like living in my own personal hell an...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Step 1 - AA from the '12 Step and 12 Tradition' book: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." "Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessne...

getoverit · getoverit

Hello to all, I hope this finds all is well your way and hopefully it is here.. I am in evaluation re step four, or: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Yikes - can we call out damage control here please? My last a, who is a family member, got in my face because I'm just learning to w...

Lisa444 · Lisa444

I realize that you are on step two now, but I can't even conceive of getting step two as I can't even get step one. I know I am powerless over alcohol and people, places, and things. That was easier for me. Unlike most people on here (and in meetings) I don't feel any connection to a high...

MGcostarica · MGcostarica

My Wife to be, just admitted herself into a NA recovery clinic to become clean. I was not aware that she even used Cocaine, until two weeks ago. She had used for 15 years but only once a week on Friday nights. I was living in the USA and only coming every 6 wee...

dot · dot

Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 1. How can I admit my wrong despite my pride and fear that it will be used against me? 2. Did I abandon my own needs today? How? 3. What small things can I do to practice standing up for myself? 4. I...

ML · ML

I am diverting from the 'normal path' here to explain abit about the Emotions Anonymous group and it's purpose. Emotions Anonymous is ABOUT emotions and how I react, respond and deal with my emotional 'stuff', in particular how my life has become nearly unlivable due to my emotional 'dis-eases'. Th...

ML · ML

"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step Three Prayer: "God I offer myself to you, to build and to do with me as you wish. Help me let go of my self-centerednes, so I can better recognize your will for me. Help me overcome my difficul...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

Step 3 - AA from the AA '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: Step 3 - "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." "... In the first two Steps we engaged in reflection. We saw that we were powerless over alcohol, but we also perceived that faith o...

ML · ML

It seems that 12 Step Programs follow the same format and questions regarding the step work process. The only difference being the focus of 'powerlessness over......' What follows is MY personal ideas around what Emotions Anonymous can address and what it may be useful for. I DO NOT SPEAK FOR EMOT...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I haven't been here in a while, and coming today and looking at the board is a shocker. All the Steps are out of order! They were kept in order so that a person who wanted to work on any particular Step could find all of the threads about it in one place. The way it is now, if I wanted to work on Step 5, I ha...

dot · dot

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Tahir · Tahir

(1) Read Step Four out of It Works ~ How & Why. (2) Read Step Four out of the Basic Text every day before writing. (3) Write what each part means to you: a) We made b) a searching & fearless c) moral inventory d) of ourselves. (4) Read the General Guidelines from IP No. 10...

John · John

Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.From: Paths to Recovery - pg. 42 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)Living with the dsease of alcoholism can dest...

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	Step 8 - ACoA/ACA (Preview) Hi all, I'm going to fold Steps 5, 6, and 7 into this post, so I can have the ACA contribution back "in order" with Dot's posting for Al-Anon. Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had "harmed" and became willing to make amends to them all. I've heard a number of t...	LucyM	5	6386	Aug 21, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Three Questions - Al-Anon (submitted by Dot) (Preview) Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.1. How do I know who or what my Higher Power is?2. How can I stop thinking, trying and condidering and actually make a decision?3. How can I stop myself from taking my will back?4. How can I turn a situation...	John	5	4165	Aug 21, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 5 - AA (Preview) from the AA "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" book: "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs" "All of AA's 12 Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires... they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than 5....	amanda2u2	2	8062	Aug 20, 2007 by Tahir
	STEP 5 - EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) "Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." I don't speak for Emotions Anonymous as a whole, only from my experience and my reading sources. I use the "Emotions Anonymous" self-titled book, the "It Works if You Wo...	ML	6	2112	Aug 20, 2007 by Tahir
	Step Five Questions -Al-Anon (Preview) Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 1. How have I isolated myself? 2. Do I believe that sharing with anoher person can lead to relief from isolation? 3. What is the one thing I don't want to tell another person? Can I start there? 4. Can I remem...	dott	2	3283	Aug 20, 2007 by Baffled
	Step Five - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 56 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)When we complete the...	dott	10	1577	Aug 20, 2007 by Baffled
	New in the 12 steps (Preview) Hi everyone, I am new to the twelve steps and have gotten as far as Step 2 with my sponsor but feel that I would like to have as much feed back as I can. I have had many alcoholics/addicts in my life but my primary alcoholic/addict is my partner. The last 2 years have been like living in my own personal hell an...	lostnfound80	6	1363	Aug 17, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 1 - AA (Preview) Step 1 - AA from the '12 Step and 12 Tradition' book: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." "Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessne...	amanda2u2	4	4446	Aug 17, 2007 by Blessed
	moral inventory (Preview) Hello to all, I hope this finds all is well your way and hopefully it is here.. I am in evaluation re step four, or: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Yikes - can we call out damage control here please? My last a, who is a family member, got in my face because I'm just learning to w...	getoverit	2	1419	Aug 15, 2007 by Blessed
	How can you do step one or two when you don't have a God or HP? (Preview) I realize that you are on step two now, but I can't even conceive of getting step two as I can't even get step one. I know I am powerless over alcohol and people, places, and things. That was easier for me. Unlike most people on here (and in meetings) I don't feel any connection to a high...	Lisa444	10	1619	Aug 14, 2007 by Blessed
	Help for Addicts Loved Ones (Preview) My Wife to be, just admitted herself into a NA recovery clinic to become clean. I was not aware that she even used Cocaine, until two weeks ago. She had used for 15 years but only once a week on Friday nights. I was living in the USA and only coming every 6 wee...	MGcostarica	3	1940	Aug 14, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Ten Questions (Preview) Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 1. How can I admit my wrong despite my pride and fear that it will be used against me? 2. Did I abandon my own needs today? How? 3. What small things can I do to practice standing up for myself? 4. I...	dot	4	1779	Aug 14, 2007 by Blessed
	ABOUT EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) I am diverting from the 'normal path' here to explain abit about the Emotions Anonymous group and it's purpose. Emotions Anonymous is ABOUT emotions and how I react, respond and deal with my emotional 'stuff', in particular how my life has become nearly unlivable due to my emotional 'dis-eases'. Th...	ML	2	6827	Aug 12, 2007 by Tahir
	STEP THREE - Emotions Anonymous (Preview) "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step Three Prayer: "God I offer myself to you, to build and to do with me as you wish. Help me let go of my self-centerednes, so I can better recognize your will for me. Help me overcome my difficul...	ML	25	2386	Aug 11, 2007 by Tahir
	Step 3 - AA (Preview) Step 3 - AA from the AA '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: Step 3 - "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." "... In the first two Steps we engaged in reflection. We saw that we were powerless over alcohol, but we also perceived that faith o...	amanda2u2	3	12394	Aug 11, 2007 by Blessed
	Step 4 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (Preview) It seems that 12 Step Programs follow the same format and questions regarding the step work process. The only difference being the focus of 'powerlessness over......' What follows is MY personal ideas around what Emotions Anonymous can address and what it may be useful for. I DO NOT SPEAK FOR EMOT...	ML	3	4347	Aug 10, 2007 by ML
	wow Steps all out of order (Preview) I haven't been here in a while, and coming today and looking at the board is a shocker. All the Steps are out of order! They were kept in order so that a person who wanted to work on any particular Step could find all of the threads about it in one place. The way it is now, if I wanted to work on Step 5, I ha...	amanda2u2	3	1063	Aug 8, 2007 by Blessed
	Step Four (4) Questions - Al-Anon (Preview) others?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I	dot	7	6567	Jul 22, 2007 by Vicky R
	NA Step Four (Preview) (1) Read Step Four out of It Works ~ How & Why. (2) Read Step Four out of the Basic Text every day before writing. (3) Write what each part means to you: a) We made b) a searching & fearless c) moral inventory d) of ourselves. (4) Read the General Guidelines from IP No. 10...	Tahir	9	19249	Jul 21, 2007 by Tahir
	Step Four - From Dot, posted by John (Preview) Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.From: Paths to Recovery - pg. 42 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)Living with the dsease of alcoholism can dest...	John	5	1169	Jul 20, 2007 by Baffled
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