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    Step 1: Honesty
    After many years of denial, recovery can begin when with one simple admission of being powerless over alcohol -- for alcoholics and their friends and family.

    Step 2: Faith
    It seems to be a spiritual truth, that before a higher power can begin to operate, you must first believe that it can.

    Step 3: Surrender
    A lifetime of self-will run riot can come to a screeching halt, and change forever, by making a simple decision to turn it all over to a higher power.

    Step 4: Soul Searching
    There is a saying in the 12-step programs that recovery is a process, not an event. The same can be said for this step -- more will surely be revealed.

    Step 5: Integrity
    Probably the most difficult of all the steps to face, Step 5 is also the one that provides the greatest opportunity for growth.

    Step 6: Acceptance
    The key to Step 6 is acceptance -- accepting character defects exactly as they are and becoming entirely willing to let them go.

    Step 7: Humility
    The spiritual focus of Step 7 is humility, asking a higher power to do something that cannot be done by self-will or mere determination.

    Step 8: Willingness
    Making a list of those harmed before coming into recovery may sound simple. Becoming willing to actually make those amends is the difficult part.

    Step 9: Forgiveness
    Making amends may seem like a bitter pill to swallow, but for those serious about recovery it can be great medicine for the spirit and soul.

    Step 10: Maintenance
    Nobody likes to admit to being wrong. But it is absolutely necessary to maintain spiritual progress in recovery.

    Step 11: Making Contact
    The purpose of Step 11 is to discover the plan God as you understand Him has for your life.

    Step 12: Service
    For those in recovery programs, practicing Step 12 is simply "how it works



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Thanks for sharing these Doll. Keep it simple, something I have to remind myself of on a daily basis.


I'm working on 10,11, and 12 today. Oh, and 1, it's a process.


Have a great sober day my friend.


(((Hugs)))


GammyRose


 



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doll i love this.......i call steps   1-3  the give up steps


4-6 the own up steps.....7-9  the clean up steps    10-12 the grow up steps.....the hardest ones for me were the first 3, because of my issues of trust with any Higher Power.....thank goodness , i just kept hanging in there in the program,  using IT as my HP,  till it grew on me........this past 2 days has been a real test of my  *progress*  and i think i did pretty good........see ya later,   hugs/ rosie



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