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Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 72 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headqurters, Inc.) Humility helps us to see our true relationship to our...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

from the '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings" "Since this Step so specifically concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us... "Indeed, the attainment of greater humilit...

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 themselve...

Tahir · Tahir

This step has often been referred to as the stumbling block of recovery. Many of us get stuck here and just can't seem to move on. This is due to our tendency, as addicts, to take something that is simple and complicate it. Simplifying the process requires only that we be willing and open-minded. Our fea...

ML · ML

ML here......powerless over my emotions...... At the basis of my powerlessness is my self-centeredness........this becomes apparent often, and in particular at the beginning of my Program experience. I never knew just how self-involved and protective I was of "MY point of view", my feelings...

ML · ML

'Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." This is about sharing our inventory with God, another person and hearing it ourselves. "We begin to get a true understanding of who we actually are". It helps to have a fifth s...

LucyM · LucyM

Step Four - Took a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. For many of us adult children, working this step is kind of like going and shopping for a new pair of shoes -- we have to try on different varieties, sizes, and versions to see what fits, maybe even buy a pair and wear it, then ge...

Vicky R · Vicky R

- Whom do I resent in my immediate environment ? Why ? What is my part in it ? - Do I resent places or things ? Why ? What is my part in it ? - How do I judge myself ? - Do I take on responsibilities that are not mine ? Why or why not ? Happy Christmas all llol Vickyr x

Vicky R · Vicky R

"were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character" From: Courage to Change - pg. 65 (copyright 1992, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Heaquarters, Inc.) "when I first started working the s...

Vicky R · Vicky R

From: Courage to Change pg. 255 (Copyright 1992 , by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) " Step Four offers me a chance to find some balance. It helps me to identify the things I've been telling myself abo...

ML · ML

ML here......powerless over my emotions......there are some 'suggestive' lists of defects and assets I have found in EA literature......which names them for me and I find it helpful. It's also easy for me to take each one as my own, because I think I am flawed or certainly did when I began Step work....

Vicky R · Vicky R

From "Paths to Recovery" pg. 54 (Copyright 1997 by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permision of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) " The person to confide in needs to be chosen with care. Experience has shown it is best not to select our spouse , part...

LucyM · LucyM

Step One - We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. ************************* More details that fill in the meaning/context of unmanageable lives are spelled out in our "Problem:"&...

ML · ML

ML here......powerless over my emotions....... Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I cannot speak for EA as a whole, I can only share my 'take' on the Program from my viewpoint. We have literature and other EA materials that one can choose to use in this Program...

LucyM · LucyM

Step 3 may be the hardest one to understand and to work for adult children: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. I know each part of this was a challenge for me. Part I: "Made a decision..." -- not contemplated, nor ten...

Kiana · Kiana

STEP TWO: CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE US TO SANITY. Well this step is a big concept for me. I do believe in God, although over the years and especially right before I began the 12 steps, I had started to doubt God. I had started to feel that He had abandoned me in this c...

Tahir · Tahir

After having picked up the tool of my First Step, having accepted my powerlessness and unmanageability, when I moved on to Step Two with my Sponsor, I had to open my mind to a Power greater than my addiction that could restore me and everything that transpires in my daily recovery to sanity. Here, I ha...

Vicky R · Vicky R

Step 3 : Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him - How do I know who or what my Higher Power is ? - What consequenses have I had by obsessing on problems and other people ? - What can I do when my loved ones make decisions I don't like ? - H...

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Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1. What would it take to allow my concept of a Higher Power to change? 2. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 3. What does sanity mean to me? 4. Have I allo...

ML · ML

ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I didn't get what that meant until I started to look at my emotions as addictions......I didn't know where to start because I didn't have something concrete (so I thought) I needed to 'give up'. Then it dawned on me. I can be/am addicted to depressive th...

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	Step Seven Al-Anon (Preview) Step Seven - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 72 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headqurters, Inc.) Humility helps us to see our true relationship to our...	dot	3	2081	Feb 11, 2007 by Vicky R
	Step 7 - AA (Preview) from the '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book: "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings" "Since this Step so specifically concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us... "Indeed, the attainment of greater humilit...	amanda2u2	1	4704	Feb 6, 2007 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 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 themselve...	ML	0	1044	Feb 6, 2007 by ML
	NA - Step Three (Preview) This step has often been referred to as the stumbling block of recovery. Many of us get stuck here and just can't seem to move on. This is due to our tendency, as addicts, to take something that is simple and complicate it. Simplifying the process requires only that we be willing and open-minded. Our fea...	Tahir	2	16521	Jan 31, 2007 by Tahir
	Step Three - Self-centered Share (Preview) ML here......powerless over my emotions...... At the basis of my powerlessness is my self-centeredness........this becomes apparent often, and in particular at the beginning of my Program experience. I never knew just how self-involved and protective I was of "MY point of view", my feelings...	ML	2	1394	Jan 25, 2007 by Blessed
	STEP 5 Emotions Anonymous (Preview) 'Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." This is about sharing our inventory with God, another person and hearing it ourselves. "We begin to get a true understanding of who we actually are". It helps to have a fifth s...	ML	0	1322	Jan 19, 2007 by ML
	Step 4 - ACoA/ACA (Preview) Step Four - Took a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. For many of us adult children, working this step is kind of like going and shopping for a new pair of shoes -- we have to try on different varieties, sizes, and versions to see what fits, maybe even buy a pair and wear it, then ge...	LucyM	3	4914	Jan 14, 2007 by Vicky R
	step 4 questions (Preview) - Whom do I resent in my immediate environment ? Why ? What is my part in it ? - Do I resent places or things ? Why ? What is my part in it ? - How do I judge myself ? - Do I take on responsibilities that are not mine ? Why or why not ? Happy Christmas all llol Vickyr x	Vicky R	2	2062	Jan 10, 2007 by Theresa
	step 6 (Preview) "were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character" From: Courage to Change - pg. 65 (copyright 1992, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Heaquarters, Inc.) "when I first started working the s...	Vicky R	0	1138	Jan 5, 2007 by Vicky R
	step 4 (Preview) From: Courage to Change pg. 255 (Copyright 1992 , by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) " Step Four offers me a chance to find some balance. It helps me to identify the things I've been telling myself abo...	Vicky R	2	1377	Jan 2, 2007 by Theresa
	STEP FOUR EA Defects & Assets.. (Preview) ML here......powerless over my emotions......there are some 'suggestive' lists of defects and assets I have found in EA literature......which names them for me and I find it helpful. It's also easy for me to take each one as my own, because I think I am flawed or certainly did when I began Step work....	ML	0	2820	Jan 1, 2007 by ML
	step 5 (Preview) From "Paths to Recovery" pg. 54 (Copyright 1997 by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permision of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) " The person to confide in needs to be chosen with care. Experience has shown it is best not to select our spouse , part...	Vicky R	1	1347	Dec 29, 2006 by peggysnowmom
	Step One - ACoA/ACA (Preview) Step One - We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. ************************* More details that fill in the meaning/context of unmanageable lives are spelled out in our "Problem:"&...	LucyM	12	5291	Dec 27, 2006 by riley
	STEP FOUR Emotions Anonymous Quotes (Preview) ML here......powerless over my emotions....... Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. I cannot speak for EA as a whole, I can only share my 'take' on the Program from my viewpoint. We have literature and other EA materials that one can choose to use in this Program...	ML	1	1503	Dec 26, 2006 by Tahir
	Step 3 - ACoA/ACA (Preview) Step 3 may be the hardest one to understand and to work for adult children: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. I know each part of this was a challenge for me. Part I: "Made a decision..." -- not contemplated, nor ten...	LucyM	2	4568	Dec 25, 2006 by SheilaC
	Step Two: ACA/ACOA (Preview) STEP TWO: CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE US TO SANITY. Well this step is a big concept for me. I do believe in God, although over the years and especially right before I began the 12 steps, I had started to doubt God. I had started to feel that He had abandoned me in this c...	Kiana	2	1458	Dec 18, 2006 by SheilaC
	NA Step Two (Preview) After having picked up the tool of my First Step, having accepted my powerlessness and unmanageability, when I moved on to Step Two with my Sponsor, I had to open my mind to a Power greater than my addiction that could restore me and everything that transpires in my daily recovery to sanity. Here, I ha...	Tahir	6	2947	Dec 17, 2006 by Tahir
	Step 3 questions (Preview) Step 3 : Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him - How do I know who or what my Higher Power is ? - What consequenses have I had by obsessing on problems and other people ? - What can I do when my loved ones make decisions I don't like ? - H...	Vicky R	0	1387	Dec 14, 2006 by Vicky R
	Step Two Questions (Preview) Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 1. What would it take to allow my concept of a Higher Power to change? 2. What do I hope to gain from accepting the concept of a Power greater than myself? 3. What does sanity mean to me? 4. Have I allo...	dot	6	2080	Dec 14, 2006 by twinkie
	Step 3 awakenings EA (Preview) ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I didn't get what that meant until I started to look at my emotions as addictions......I didn't know where to start because I didn't have something concrete (so I thought) I needed to 'give up'. Then it dawned on me. I can be/am addicted to depressive th...	ML	0	1207	Dec 12, 2006 by ML
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