Applied these principles...... - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

GlassPrisoner · 10-10-2007, 09:09 AM

I'm taking a couple of guys through their steps, and was studying up on Steps One and Two. The I got to thinking (uh oh) "It ways practice these principles in all our affairs, but just what are these principles exactly ?"

SO, WITHOUT GOOGLING, what are the principles behind the 12 steps ? I want your opinions, and hopefully they'll be supported by your study of the BB and the 12 X 12 Each step can have than one principle, and there are no "right" answers.

I'll start.

Step 1 - Acceptance

cookconfay · 10-10-2007, 09:21 AM

I thought step 1 to be Honesty
step 2 Openmindedness
step 3 Willingness
step 4 Courage

***Astro*** · 10-10-2007, 09:29 AM

Honesty

Step 1. We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.

Hope

Step 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Faith

Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.

Courage

Step 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Integrity

Step 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Willingness

Step 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Humility

Step 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Brotherly Love

Step 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Justice

Step 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Perserverance

Step 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Spirituality

Step 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.

Service

Step 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, especially alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

OK, I cheated a bit, there are dozens of lists and different interpretations. I have a list similar to this framed and hanging in my kitchen.

Great post Ty!

paulmh · 10-10-2007, 02:16 PM

What my sponsor taught me by words and example -

Do your best. Accept the result.

**CarolD** · 10-10-2007, 02:31 PM

I think if I don't drink
and practice The Golden Rule

I am successfully living in recovery.

Interesting thread....

Thanks!

Music · 10-11-2007, 06:01 PM

How It Works says, "the principles we have set down are guides to progress." The principles ARE the 12 steps.

10-10-2007, 09:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
GlassPrisoner Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Murrieta, Ca Posts: 2,685	Applied these principles...... I'm taking a couple of guys through their steps, and was studying up on Steps One and Two. The I got to thinking (uh oh) "It ways practice these principles in all our affairs, but just what are these principles exactly ?" SO, WITHOUT GOOGLING, what are the principles behind the 12 steps ? I want your opinions, and hopefully they'll be supported by your study of the BB and the 12 X 12 Each step can have than one principle, and there are no "right" answers. I'll start. Step 1 - Acceptance __________________ Life Happens

10-10-2007, 09:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
cookconfay Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: on to bigger & better things Posts: 4,111	I thought step 1 to be Honesty step 2 Openmindedness step 3 Willingness step 4 Courage __________________ I'm beautiful inside & out. I do NOT need a man in my life to validate my existence!!! Connie

10-10-2007, 09:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
*Astro* Humble Door Greeter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, two families in a big new home! Posts: 9,283	Honesty Step 1. We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. Hope Step 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Faith Step 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. Courage Step 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Integrity Step 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Willingness Step 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Humility Step 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Brotherly Love Step 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Justice Step 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Perserverance Step 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Spirituality Step 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. Service Step 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, especially alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. OK, I cheated a bit, there are dozens of lists and different interpretations. I have a list similar to this framed and hanging in my kitchen. Great post Ty! __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

10-10-2007, 02:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
paulmh Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,374	What my sponsor taught me by words and example - Do your best. Accept the result. __________________ It all works. It IS simple Miss C Give up hope of a better past.

10-10-2007, 02:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, Ga. USA Posts: 21,890	I think if I don't drink and practice The Golden Rule I am successfully living in recovery. Interesting thread.... Thanks! __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery! :

10-11-2007, 06:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Music Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Zion, Illinois Posts: 1,869	How It Works says, "the principles we have set down are guides to progress." The principles ARE the 12 steps. __________________

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