Twelve Steps

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. searching and fearless moral inventory – This may be the first time we have ever really looked at ourselves.  Step Four involves engaging in a thorough and honest self-examination. It is a step of introspection and reflection where we take a deep and fearless inventory of…

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. Made a decision – The dictionary defines a decision as a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration. Turn our will and lives over – We need to replace self-will with “God’s will.”  God as we…

“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Came to believe – The statement means that this is a process and does not have to happen overnight.  Many of us find this as we work the other steps.  We just have to be open at his point. a Power…

We admitted we were powerless over addictive compulsive behavior, that our lives had become unmanageable. Powerless – The dictionary defines powerlessness as the lack of ability, influence, or power.  What that means is that we cannot change by ourselves. We may have tried to stop on our own but came back to our addictive ways.…

I have been working at the Twelve Steps for nearly 20 years.  Why the Twelve Steps, you may ask?  What did it do for you?  Can I get anything out of them? The Twelve Steps changed my life from living a dual life of my addict and the person I showed the world to help…