Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol or a mind-altering substance – that our lives had become unmanageable.
People often refer to step 1 as the most important. The fact remains, if you have not taken any step in its entirety, you will fail. Miss one, you miss them all. Another critical requirement is you need to be committed to lifelong progress and honestly dedicated to that ideal. “because we honestly wanted to,…
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Step 2. Came to believe a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
In the previous post when describing Roland Hazzard’s interaction with Carl Jung, and Bill’s “Lobby Moment” we were introduced to the concept of step 2 (Anonymous 1939 pp 26-27; pp 153-154). Prior to proceeding, it is suggested that you read and fully understand step 1. When faced with step 2, people often encounter conflict. Its…
Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
There are many that play mental gymnastics with this step. They insist that it is just making a decision, no action required. However, in the big book, it is plain that people are actually handing their will and their lives over to God and thus: “if honestly and humbly made…” “…voicing it without reservation…” “…an…
Step 4. Made a Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory.
After taking step 3, we commence to take the step each morning. We make the step 3 declaration or say a step 3 prayer each morning for the rest of our lives… The developments that occur during the inventory process have become my favourite “get out of jail free card”. After proper fulfilment, the writer…
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