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...

getoverit · getoverit

Hi, Welcome to my third step - I've been sticking steps into other's share/s however, its long story short - I am powerless over the a, no matter what activity the a is in the throes of, abuse, alcohol, drugs, etc., makes for an a in my book. And I am powerless over that situation. Now it seems to make less co...

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...

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....

DavidG · DavidG

I highlighted this some years ago. Copyright Alanon, 1981. Page 51. The armoury of personal improvements gave us the strength we needed to make amends, not only to the living, but to the departed, by being kind to others and forgiving of ourselves. The wisdom and confidence we gained from the stud...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Eight Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them allPaths to recovery; "in Step Eight we are given a new task to perform and directions for approaching the recovery needed.Our specific assignment is to make a list of persons we had harmed--the secon...

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 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...

hotrod · hotrod

Step 6 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character Paths to recovery page 65 the key principle of Step 6 is readiness My ShareAgain I was not too sure how to approach this Step How do I become entirely ready to have HP remove my shortcomings? My sponsor advised me to K...

hotrod · hotrod

Tradition Six (6)Our Al Anon Family Groups ought never endorse finance, or lend our name to any outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our Primary Spiritual Aim. Although a separate entity we should always cooperate with Alcoholics Anonymous. Coura...

hotrod · hotrod

Step Seven; "Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings" C2C reading page 142. True humility should never be humiliating. Instead I can feel honored to take my rightful place in this partnership that I am developing with the God of my understanding. "Humility, will help us see ourselves in true per...

cheri · cheri

--Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character-- Returning home we find a place where we can be quiet for an hour, carefully reviewing what we have done. We thank God from the bottom of our heart that we can know Him better. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page...

amanda2u2 · amanda2u2

I have the great priviledge of posting up excerpts of the Step explanations with Dot,,,, we do and excerpt from the official alanon, AA and ACA 12 Step books,,, plus the Tradition with the same number as the Step... right now it will be Tradition 5. I am away for most of this week, a...

drheathrann · drheathrann

Hi, my name is Heather, and I am a grateful recovering sex and love anorexic and romance, fantasy, and love addict. I am addicted to hopeless relationships with unavailable people. I know the board has already moved on to step 5, but I am "catching up" after a few weeks of being too busy to work o...

dot · dot

Step Eight - Made a list of al persos we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 1. Did I use my Fourth Step as a tool in preparing my list? 2. Did I consult with my sponsor or others in Al-Anon on how they made their list? 3. Have I included myself on my list? 4. How does the Go...

Wantneeda · Wantneeda

Though each of the Twelve Steps is a separate process unto itself, they all blend together to some degree as their parts interact with one another aspects of Step One fusing into Step Two, components of Step Four meshing into the following steps. Perhaps the finest line between two steps is the one bet...

misshbg78 · misshbg78

Hi. I am new to this online group. I am an alcoholic who has 8 years solid sobriety. I am also the adult child of an alcoholic. I remember the advice and "push" into recovery I got, but my step-father, who has frequent relapses, especially soon after getting the alcohol out of his system. (eve...

tracy · tracy

Hi All, been i recovery for 4 years my partner is a sober A slipping and sliding we are seperated. Step one I am completly powerless IT hurts so much I hate the disease of alcoholism and what it has done to myself and so many people I love. My partner is fighting it today for his life. He can not give me what I...

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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	114292	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	24463	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	22758	Feb 24, 2005 by John
	step III n II n I - reverse - and in one spot - lol (Preview) Hi, Welcome to my third step - I've been sticking steps into other's share/s however, its long story short - I am powerless over the a, no matter what activity the a is in the throes of, abuse, alcohol, drugs, etc., makes for an a in my book. And I am powerless over that situation. Now it seems to make less co...	getoverit	1	1497	29m ago by rueer3332
	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	1	1127	1h ago by rueer3332
	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	1	2887	3h ago by rueer3332
	Alanon Step 8 quote, from "The Twelve Steps". (Preview) I highlighted this some years ago. Copyright Alanon, 1981. Page 51. *The armoury of personal improvements gave us the strength we needed to make amends, not only to the living, but to the departed, by being kind to others and forgiving of ourselves.* The wisdom and confidence we gained from the stud...	DavidG	1	5223	6h ago by rueer3332
	Step 8 Alanon (11-2015) (Preview) Step Eight Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them allPaths to recovery; "in Step Eight we are given a new task to perform and directions for approaching the recovery needed.Our specific assignment is to make a list of persons we had harmed--the secon...	hotrod	7	6624	14h ago by WebHelper
	Alanon Step 1 ( 1 2 ) (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	41	38131	2 days ago by WebHelper
	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	3	8351	Sep 9, 2024 by januu
	Step 6 Alanon (Preview) Step 6 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character Paths to recovery page 65 the key principle of Step 6 is readiness My ShareAgain I was not too sure how to approach this Step How do I become entirely ready to have HP remove my shortcomings? My sponsor advised me to K...	hotrod	7	3120	Sep 4, 2024 by Allenwood
	TRADITION 6 ALANON (Preview) Tradition Six (6)Our Al Anon Family Groups ought never endorse finance, or lend our name to any outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our Primary Spiritual Aim. Although a separate entity we should always cooperate with Alcoholics Anonymous. Coura...	hotrod	5	7481	Sep 4, 2024 by Allenwood
	Alanon Step 7 ( 6-27-18) (Preview) Step Seven; "Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings" C2C reading page 142. True humility should never be humiliating. Instead I can feel honored to take my rightful place in this partnership that I am developing with the God of my understanding. "Humility, will help us see ourselves in true per...	hotrod	14	8570	Sep 4, 2024 by Allenwood
	Step Six--AA (Preview) --Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character-- Returning home we find a place where we can be quiet for an hour, carefully reviewing what we have done. We thank God from the bottom of our heart that we can know Him better. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page...	cheri	4	6133	Aug 9, 2024 by Karuzo
	Dot, or John, or volunteer (Preview) I have the great priviledge of posting up excerpts of the Step explanations with Dot,,,, we do and excerpt from the official alanon, AA and ACA 12 Step books,,, plus the Tradition with the same number as the Step... right now it will be Tradition 5. I am away for most of this week, a...	amanda2u2	2	2799	Jun 29, 2023 by manuelcherri
	SLAA third step (Preview) Hi, my name is Heather, and I am a grateful recovering sex and love anorexic and romance, fantasy, and love addict. I am addicted to hopeless relationships with unavailable people. I know the board has already moved on to step 5, but I am "catching up" after a few weeks of being too busy to work o...	drheathrann	3	6792	Jun 29, 2023 by manuelcherri
	Step Eight Questions (Preview) Step Eight - Made a list of al persos we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 1. Did I use my Fourth Step as a tool in preparing my list? 2. Did I consult with my sponsor or others in Al-Anon on how they made their list? 3. Have I included myself on my list? 4. How does the Go...	dot	1	2204	Jun 19, 2023 by Kevin90
	wow, step seven-AA (Preview) Though each of the Twelve Steps is a separate process unto itself, they all blend together to some degree as their parts interact with one another aspects of Step One fusing into Step Two, components of Step Four meshing into the following steps. Perhaps the finest line between two steps is the one bet...	Wantneeda	2	7142	Mar 23, 2023 by Morris
	Newbie (Preview) Hi. I am new to this online group. I am an alcoholic who has 8 years solid sobriety. I am also the adult child of an alcoholic. I remember the advice and "push" into recovery I got, but my step-father, who has frequent relapses, especially soon after getting the alcohol out of his system. (eve...	misshbg78	2	2423	Feb 23, 2023 by Olha155
	step 1 - Al-Anon Family Groups ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi All, been i recovery for 4 years my partner is a sober A slipping and sliding we are seperated. Step one I am completly powerless IT hurts so much I hate the disease of alcoholism and what it has done to myself and so many people I love. My partner is fighting it today for his life. He can not give me what I...	tracy	47	18460	Dec 9, 2022 by Neochem
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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.