Step 12 - Recovered 1121
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If nobody was doing any 12th-step work, the program would simply cease to exist. Without the service work of those who came before, no members would be here now.
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Step 11 - Recovered 1119
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For many AA members, they say they have discovered their higher power and form a better understanding of that power.
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Step 10 - Recovered 1117
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Step Ten suggests that it's time we take responsibility for our actions and to promptly clean up our role in all matters.
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Step 9 - Recovered 1115
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By making direct amends to the person harmed the temptation to skirt the issue because of embarrassment or pain is avoided.
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Step 8 - Recovered 1113
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Making the list is one thing. Become willing to actually make amends to those harmed is another. It can be a very humbling, but growing experience, to actually admit wrong-doing, especially to the person harmed. But the process can relieve those trying to recover from so much guilt!
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Step 7 - Recovered 1111
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We have taken the very difficult moral inventory and admitted to our wrongdoings to ourselves, our higher power and to another human being. It’s now time to remove those wrongdoings from our everyday lives and we need help to ensure that we completely remove our shortcomings and don’t continue to fall victim to any of addiction’s ill effects.
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Step 6 - Recovered 1109
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The sixth step can bring about significant and very noticeable change when it comes to the thought patterns and behavior that have been with us for a long time. It doesn’t happen overnight obviously, and there is nothing like perfection when working the twelve steps of AA. It’s about making a commitment and being content with patient improvement.
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Step 5 - Recovered 1107
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Step Four has prepared you for step five, and by finding the courage to overcome that fear of rejection or the shame of your inventory, you experience honesty on a deeper level than in your first step of admission, and you break the pattern of denial that often plagues those suffering with alcoholism.
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Step 4 - Recovered 1105
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While working on our step inventories we get a new perspective on the bigger picture, on patterns, selfishness, our responsibility in situations and in this process we are building up an accurate self-appraisal with true self-worth as the reward.
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Step 3 - Recovered 1103
Recovered Podcast
When working on step three we take a look at how acting on self-will means behaving with the exclusion of any consideration for others, focusing only on what we want and ignoring the needs and feelings of others. While we were busy pursuing these impulses, we mostly left a path of destruction behind us, and we definitely lost touch with our conscience and a Higher Power.
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In Michigan, we tend to do things different.
We, in Michigan, have small table discussion meetings
We, Michiganders, don’t usually have cakes at sobriety anniversaries
Apparently, we in Michigan, don’t go to International Conferences, more on this later.
And, we have Barefoot meetings, Russ’ favorite
- “Barefoot meeting” is a term used to describe a meeting where discussion is not focused on a particular topic; each member who shares chooses what he or she wishes to discuss.
Let’s keep the discussion on the solution.
Greg, you suggested this format, you get to lead the segment. Greg, where do you want to start?
We have calls
Alex
Possible things to discuss:
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step you are currently working - step 6 - were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
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step your sponsee is working on - step 2, been hurt by religion, so working on spirituality
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your current spiritual condition - great period, did a lot of work on happiness and what that is and what that is not. Pleasure, satisfies in the moment, happiness not so satisfying in the moment but the positive feeling lasts.
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what tradition is currently in play at your home group - thinking about looking at traditions
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current difficulties/challenges and possible recovery solutions. my family
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current recovery literature you are reading - breathing under water. Richard Rohn a spiritual advisor and not alcoholic reflects on the 12 steps
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recovery movies -
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recovery music
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recovery art
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relationships and steps/prayers/slogans that help
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meetings
What would you say to the new guy?