Step Work

CHB · CHB

Hello. I have been asked to sponsor two people in my group, and don't feel I know what to do. My own experience in the group was with one sponsor who called me every night, and that didn't seem right, and another who pretty much avoided me. I ended up and worked the steps with my t...

cheri · cheri

--Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.-- pp 76 Alcoholics Anonymous...When ready, we say something like this: "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulnes...

timetoletgo · timetoletgo

Over the past months i have been attending local alanon meetings in texas, i know i need to get a sponsor but it is hard and embarassing to talk to someone in person and discuss my past and current problems i know i need to work on step one but in some way i feel like if i let go and let my higher power take care of...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I see that it has been 9 days now since I or anyone has posted on this board. The reason is that this board is not on the same row with the other boards, and I plain forget it is here now, and that is bad cuz I really believe that this is the most important (with the others) board on the site.. all the forum...

divina · divina

I'm on my almost 3rd week of no alcohol and, I've got the worst headaches and am sleepy all the time, can't think clearly; I've been told this is due to detoxing. Does anyone have any feedback on this? Thank you.

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

well,, it's what they call the Dog Days of summer.. the hottest ones thru July 15th - Aug 15th. I've been doing my spring and summer activities and wandering, but it is just too hot lately to do so much. This morning I woke up at 5:30 cuz it is the coolest it will be, to try to get some things done...

Noni · Noni

STEP 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs From 12 Steps - A Way Out "We work Step 5 by bringing our Step 4 inventory to our Higher Power in prayerful admission. We work Step Five by being honest with ourselves, by looking ourselves in the eye, and recit...

dot · dot

Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.. From: How Al-Anon Workd - pg. 53 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permissi0n of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc) Not only d...

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...

Wantneeda · Wantneeda

to see if this post will make it up. Been having problems. Cheri, i think i got my cookies deleted. Will see if that helps. Thanks for that info

cheri · cheri

When I did my first 4th step, I was about 3 months sober. I read in the big book how to do it, but kept putting it off. I didn't want to put it down on paper. My sponsor was adamant that I do one, so I finally, after alot of foot-dragging, started to write. What I discovered about myself was that I had alot of buil...

cheri · cheri

--Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to 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 anew attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certa...

lioness81655 · lioness81655

Hello everyone, I was looking for Al-anon in my community and was unable to find anything so it dawned on me that I might be able to find something online. And low and behold I found you. I know NOTHING about how Alanon works or quite frankly even what it really is,except to say that I know it helps people...

Kathy570 · Kathy570

Wed. July 13 Hi Everyone, I am new to Alanon & ACOA but have been a recovering alcoholic for almost 4 years. I have a hard time understanding all this and concentrating. I find the posted questions VERY helpful and was wondering if anyone could post them as I realize that Dot is recover...

dot · dot

Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves From: Paths to Recovery - pg. 41-42. (Copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In studying the First Step, we le...

Noni · Noni

Step Two Questions - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1 - What is my concept of a Higher Power at this time? My concept of a Higher Power is one of a Spirit that is known by different names by different faiths. This Higher Power resides in me and...

Noni · Noni

Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. 1. How do I feel about turning my life over to a Higher Power for guidance? The decision brings me great relief. 2. How do I know who or what my Higher Power is? I have felt the presence of the Hi...

Noni · Noni

Week 1 I am powerless over other people. When I was a teen-ager, I was powerless to stop my older brother - who was a gifted musician, and who is an alcoholic and drug addict from trying to kill himself on my 19th birthday. When I was younger, I was powerless stop my mother from drinking a...

Wantneeda · Wantneeda

hiya....yup step 4 and 5 was really a turning point in my life!!! I did have a hard time coming up with my strengths though...i had to ask others what they are!! I was so used to dwelling on the negative, what was wrong....at a meeting the other night the topic was step 10....where we continue to take perso...

Wantneeda · Wantneeda

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. Step 3 requires that we take affermative action as a result of the developing awareness we have gained from working the first two steps. In step 1, we admitted we were powerless, that our lives had become unmanag...

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	Becoming a sponsor (Preview) Hello. I have been asked to sponsor two people in my group, and don't feel I know what to do. My own experience in the group was with one sponsor who called me every night, and that didn't seem right, and another who pretty much avoided me. I ended up and worked the steps with my t...	CHB	1	1269	Aug 31, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step 7--AA (Preview) --Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.-- pp 76 Alcoholics Anonymous...When ready, we say something like this: "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulnes...	cheri	3	1843	Aug 25, 2005 by cheri
	STEP ONE (Preview) Over the past months i have been attending local alanon meetings in texas, i know i need to get a sponsor but it is hard and embarassing to talk to someone in person and discuss my past and current problems i know i need to work on step one but in some way i feel like if i let go and let my higher power take care of...	timetoletgo	4	1758	Aug 23, 2005 by dawg
	board location (closed) (Preview) I see that it has been 9 days now since I or anyone has posted on this board. The reason is that this board is not on the same row with the other boards, and I plain forget it is here now, and that is bad cuz I really believe that this is the most important (with the others) board on the site.. all the forum...	amanda2u2	2	1268	Aug 18, 2005 by amanda2u2
	detoxing (Preview) I'm on my almost 3rd week of no alcohol and, I've got the worst headaches and am sleepy all the time, can't think clearly; I've been told this is due to detoxing. Does anyone have any feedback on this? Thank you.	divina	3	1340	Aug 13, 2005 by divina
	hi, everybody! (Preview) well,, it's what they call the Dog Days of summer.. the hottest ones thru July 15th - Aug 15th. I've been doing my spring and summer activities and wandering, but it is just too hot lately to do so much. This morning I woke up at 5:30 cuz it is the coolest it will be, to try to get some things done...	amanda2u2	1	1298	Aug 13, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Step five share (Preview) STEP 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs From 12 Steps - A Way Out "We work Step 5 by bringing our Step 4 inventory to our Higher Power in prayerful admission. We work Step Five by being honest with ourselves, by looking ourselves in the eye, and recit...	Noni	4	1497	Jul 26, 2005 by raman
	Step Five - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.. From: How Al-Anon Workd - pg. 53 (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permissi0n of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc) Not only d...	dot	0	1197	Jul 25, 2005 by dot
	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	1701	Jul 20, 2005 by jemco518
	just checking (Preview) to see if this post will make it up. Been having problems. Cheri, i think i got my cookies deleted. Will see if that helps. Thanks for that info	Wantneeda	0	1117	Jul 17, 2005 by Wantneeda
	Step 4 share (Preview) When I did my first 4th step, I was about 3 months sober. I read in the big book how to do it, but kept putting it off. I didn't want to put it down on paper. My sponsor was adamant that I do one, so I finally, after alot of foot-dragging, started to write. What I discovered about myself was that I had alot of buil...	cheri	2	1549	Jul 17, 2005 by Kathy570
	Step 5--AA (Preview) --Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to 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 anew attitude, a new relationship with our Creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. We have admitted certa...	cheri	1	4250	Jul 16, 2005 by Wantneeda
	newbie (Preview) Hello everyone, I was looking for Al-anon in my community and was unable to find anything so it dawned on me that I might be able to find something online. And low and behold I found you. I know NOTHING about how Alanon works or quite frankly even what it really is,except to say that I know it helps people...	lioness81655	1	1418	Jul 15, 2005 by russman
	Step 4 Questions (Preview) Wed. July 13 Hi Everyone, I am new to Alanon & ACOA but have been a recovering alcoholic for almost 4 years. I have a hard time understanding all this and concentrating. I find the posted questions VERY helpful and was wondering if anyone could post them as I realize that Dot is recover...	Kathy570	3	1816	Jul 14, 2005 by Kathy570
	4th Step - Al-Anon (Preview) Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves From: Paths to Recovery - pg. 41-42. (Copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In studying the First Step, we le...	dot	2	5521	Jul 11, 2005 by Luvmyhorse
	Step two share (Preview) Step Two Questions - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1 - What is my concept of a Higher Power at this time? My concept of a Higher Power is one of a Spirit that is known by different names by different faiths. This Higher Power resides in me and...	Noni	3	1472	Jul 10, 2005 by Noni
	Step three share (Preview) Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. 1. How do I feel about turning my life over to a Higher Power for guidance? The decision brings me great relief. 2. How do I know who or what my Higher Power is? I have felt the presence of the Hi...	Noni	0	1208	Jul 7, 2005 by Noni
	Step one share (Preview) Week 1 I am powerless over other people. When I was a teen-ager, I was powerless to stop my older brother - who was a gifted musician, and who is an alcoholic and drug addict from trying to kill himself on my 19th birthday. When I was younger, I was powerless stop my mother from drinking a...	Noni	2	1749	Jul 5, 2005 by Noni
	Step 4.....AA (Preview) hiya....yup step 4 and 5 was really a turning point in my life!!! I did have a hard time coming up with my strengths though...i had to ask others what they are!! I was so used to dwelling on the negative, what was wrong....at a meeting the other night the topic was step 10....where we continue to take perso...	Wantneeda	1	1694	Jul 5, 2005 by cheri
	Step 3 (Preview) Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. Step 3 requires that we take affermative action as a result of the developing awareness we have gained from working the first two steps. In step 1, we admitted we were powerless, that our lives had become unmanag...	Wantneeda	4	1533	Jul 1, 2005 by Wantneeda
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