Step Work

John · John

The 12 Steps We admitted we were powerless over _______--that our lives had become unmanageable. (*See Note At bottom) Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understoo...

Stepchild1 · Stepchild1

Go ahead and ask, under the 12 step groups post you are aligned with. Try to keep your questions in relation to the current step your group is addressing, or steps previously addressed by your group on the board. All other inquiries should be placed on your groups main message board. On this board, yo...

John · John

Hi everyone, It's been brought to my attention by the Step Work Board monitors that several are sharing on issues or steps that are not in keeping with the boards format. So that everyone understands I have been asked to outline this boards format. We address the Steps in the order they were wr...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. What does it mean to be ready? My first time through the steps, I thought I was ready. I admitted I had the defects. I figured life could be better without them and I just knew I was ready to say "remove them" But I wasn't entirel...

Audrey · Audrey

Concept Three - The right of decision makes effective leadership possible.One of the questions in Paths to Recovery asks Do I ever ask someone to do a task and then try to direct the details of how it should be done? If so, how can I change this pattern?Pre Al Anon I was very guilty of asking someone in a wor...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 1 Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol ~ that our lives had become unmanageable. ODAT PAGE 144 The First Step prepares us for a new life which we can achieve only by letting go of what we cannot control, and by undertaking one day at a time the monumental task of setting our world in orde...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs I was so unexcited about this step. I remember at my first many meetings listening to the steps being read and knowing that when it came time to admit to someone else how awful I was, I'd be out the door. That's h...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This step scared me the first time I faced it. I remember seeing a meme of a skeleton saying "come out, come out" I also knew that in step 5, I would be sharing my step 4 discoveries. Again, this scared me silly. Yet I had willingness. Some...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 7Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings--- From Alanon C2C pg 249 When I take the 7th Step I pray that anything that interferes with my HP's will for me be removed" I need only be WILLING : My ShareThis sounds like a very simple declarative sentence. Short and sweet. Looking at the wo...

Audrey · Audrey

Tradition Three - The relatives of alcoholics, when gathered together for mutual aid, may call themselves an AlAnon Family Group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.What I l...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. My first time through the steps, I fought this, just as I fought all the steps LOL. Yes, today I can laugh about that. I was used to doing everything my way. I just could not imagine giving up my will. In time, I su...

Audrey · Audrey

Concept 2 - The AlAnon Family Groups have delegated complete administrative and operational authority to their Conference and its service arms. We are so fortunate to have no only the steps and traditions but we also have the twelve concepts of service. I'd like to share a quote out of the book Reach...

Audrey · Audrey

Tradition 2 - For our group purpose there is but one authoritya loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servantsthey do not govern. What I love about this tradition is that it's a reminder that we each have a voice in all of our affairs. I love looking at...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 2 - Came to believe a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity I came to this program with a lot of doubt. The god of my childhood was judgmental and punishing. There was no way I was going to use that as my higher power. So for a little while I just spoke the words with no meaning. I did list...

Audrey · Audrey

Tradition 1 - Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest number depends upon unity. I absolutely love this tradition. I apply this to both my personal life and my professional life. Before Al Anon there was only one way and that was my way. I would fight and argue and manip...

Audrey · Audrey

Happy new year to all who come here. I love starting over. I love new opportunities. I love new beginnings. Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. I'd like to share some questions from Reaching For Personal Freedom 1. What keeps me holding on to the...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 11 - Sought through prayer and mediation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. One of the questions asked in Reaching For Personal Freedom is "in what ways does my self-will affect my ability to f...

Audrey · Audrey

Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities. There is so much wisdom in this tradition. It reminds me the importance of humility. It reminds me to look for the common bonds for the shared bonds versus seeking o...

Audrey · Audrey

Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. I love this step. This step reminds me how important it is to be of service. One of the meetings I attend is HUGE, about 80 people daily. It t...

Audrey · Audrey

Tradition 11 - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films and TV. We need guard with special care the anonymity of all AA members. I have so much ESH on this specific tradition. I'll start wit...

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	STICKY: The Twelve Steps ( 1 2 3 4 ) (closed) (Preview) The 12 Steps We admitted we were powerless over _______--that our lives had become unmanageable. (See Note At bottom) Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.* Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understoo...	John	127	80863	Mar 20, 2017 by kelseymessick1959-ems
	STICKY: Questions about the 12 Steps.... (closed) (Preview) Go ahead and ask, *under the 12 step groups post you are aligned with*. Try to keep your questions in relation to the current step your group is addressing, or steps previously addressed by your group on the board. All other inquiries should be placed on your groups main message board. On this board, yo...	Stepchild1	1	13455	Dec 5, 2011 by John
	STICKY: Step Board Format (closed) (Preview) Hi everyone, It's been brought to my attention by the Step Work Board monitors that several are sharing on issues or steps that are not in keeping with the boards format. So that everyone understands I have been asked to outline this boards format. We address the Steps in the order they were wr...	John	0	12389	Feb 24, 2005 by John
	Step 6 Al Anon (Preview) Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. What does it mean to be ready? My first time through the steps, I thought I was ready. I admitted I had the defects. I figured life could be better without them and I just knew I was ready to say "remove them" But I wasn't entirel...	Audrey	0	6	5 days ago by Audrey
	Concept 3 Al Anon (Preview) Concept Three - The right of decision makes effective leadership possible.One of the questions in Paths to Recovery asks Do I ever ask someone to do a task and then try to direct the details of how it should be done? If so, how can I change this pattern?Pre Al Anon I was very guilty of asking someone in a wor...	Audrey	1	238	June 2nd by DavidG
	Alanon Step 1 (Preview) Step 1 Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol ~ that our lives had become unmanageable. ODAT PAGE 144 The First Step prepares us for a new life which we can achieve only by letting go of what we cannot control, and by undertaking one day at a time the monumental task of setting our world in orde...	hotrod	39	21415	May 7th by Audrey
	Step 5 Al Anon (Preview) Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs I was so unexcited about this step. I remember at my first many meetings listening to the steps being read and knowing that when it came time to admit to someone else how awful I was, I'd be out the door. That's h...	Audrey	0	93	May 5th by Audrey
	Step 4 Al Anon (Preview) Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This step scared me the first time I faced it. I remember seeing a meme of a skeleton saying "come out, come out" I also knew that in step 5, I would be sharing my step 4 discoveries. Again, this scared me silly. Yet I had willingness. Some...	Audrey	2	169	April 13th by Audrey
	Alanon Step 7 (7-1-2019) (Preview) Step 7Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings--- From Alanon C2C pg 249 When I take the 7th Step I pray that anything that interferes with my HP's will for me be removed" I need only be WILLING : *My ShareThis sounds like a very simple declarative sentence. Short and sweet. Looking at the wo...***	hotrod	4	1503	March 11th by Audrey
	Tradition 3 Al Anon (Preview) Tradition Three - The relatives of alcoholics, when gathered together for mutual aid, may call themselves an AlAnon Family Group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.What I l...	Audrey	0	193	March 9th by Audrey
	Step 3 Al Anon (Preview) Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. My first time through the steps, I fought this, just as I fought all the steps LOL. Yes, today I can laugh about that. I was used to doing everything my way. I just could not imagine giving up my will. In time, I su...	Audrey	0	217	March 3rd by Audrey
	Concept 2 Al Anon (Preview) Concept 2 - The AlAnon Family Groups have delegated complete administrative and operational authority to their Conference and its service arms. We are so fortunate to have no only the steps and traditions but we also have the twelve concepts of service. I'd like to share a quote out of the book Reach...	Audrey	2	217	February 22nd by Audrey
	Tradition 2 Al Anon (Preview) Tradition 2 - For our group purpose there is but one authoritya loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servantsthey do not govern. What I love about this tradition is that it's a reminder that we each have a voice in all of our affairs. I love looking at...	Audrey	0	207	February 18th by Audrey
	Step 2 Al Anon (Preview) Step 2 - Came to believe a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity I came to this program with a lot of doubt. The god of my childhood was judgmental and punishing. There was no way I was going to use that as my higher power. So for a little while I just spoke the words with no meaning. I did list...	Audrey	2	248	February 9th by Audrey
	Tradition 1 Al Anon (Preview) Tradition 1 - Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest number depends upon unity. I absolutely love this tradition. I apply this to both my personal life and my professional life. Before Al Anon there was only one way and that was my way. I would fight and argue and manip...	Audrey	2	327	January 24th by Audrey
	Step 1 Al Anon (Preview) Happy new year to all who come here. I love starting over. I love new opportunities. I love new beginnings. Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. I'd like to share some questions from Reaching For Personal Freedom 1. What keeps me holding on to the...	Audrey	1	347	January 3rd by DavidG
	Step 11 Al Anon (Preview) Step 11 - Sought through prayer and mediation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. One of the questions asked in Reaching For Personal Freedom is "in what ways does my self-will affect my ability to f...	Audrey	2	366	Dec 16, 2020 by Audrey
	Tradition 12 Al Anon (Preview) Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities. There is so much wisdom in this tradition. It reminds me the importance of humility. It reminds me to look for the common bonds for the shared bonds versus seeking o...	Audrey	2	326	Dec 13, 2020 by Audrey
	Step 12 Al Anon (Preview) Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. I love this step. This step reminds me how important it is to be of service. One of the meetings I attend is HUGE, about 80 people daily. It t...	Audrey	2	364	Dec 13, 2020 by Audrey
	Tradition 11 Al Anon (Preview) Tradition 11 - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films and TV. We need guard with special care the anonymity of all AA members. I have so much ESH on this specific tradition. I'll start wit...	Audrey	3	410	Nov 8, 2020 by Audrey
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Learn how the 12 Steps work. Participate in your own recovery as well as the recovery of others, by being active on this board as we go through the 12 Steps of recovery together! We discuss each of the Twelve Steps In the order they are written, one step at a time, every two weeks.