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***nandm*** · 12-23-2007, 12:42 PM

Step Two ~ Part 3: Questions

"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity."

"Finding our Belief System"

1) Before coming to AA, most of us chose to make ourselves, or other people or things around us, our Higher Power. Discuss how you have used (or
continue to use) the substitution method of accepting the presence of a higher power. How have you looked for these substitutes in your life?

2) Defiance is an outstanding characteristic of every alcoholic.
Discuss how the following concepts played (continue to play) a part in your
spiritual life:
a) Self-righteousness and intellectual self-sufficiency are defiance in
action
b) Belief means reliance, not defiance.

3) For many of us, attending an AA meeting is the only part of our day or week where we feel the hope of a new life and the presence of higher power.
Discuss and reflect on why every AA-meeting is assurance that God/HP can
restore us to sanity.

12-23-2007, 12:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
*nandm* Life the gift of recovery! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 6,580	questions part 3 Step Two ~ Part 3: Questions "Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." "Finding our Belief System" 1) Before coming to AA, most of us chose to make ourselves, or other people or things around us, our Higher Power. Discuss how you have used (or continue to use) the substitution method of accepting the presence of a higher power. How have you looked for these substitutes in your life? 2) Defiance is an outstanding characteristic of every alcoholic. Discuss how the following concepts played (continue to play) a part in your spiritual life: a) Self-righteousness and intellectual self-sufficiency are defiance in action b) Belief means reliance, not defiance. 3) For many of us, attending an AA meeting is the only part of our day or week where we feel the hope of a new life and the presence of higher power. Discuss and reflect on why every AA-meeting is assurance that God/HP can restore us to sanity. __________________ NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.