The process of taking someone through the 12 steps - Sex Stories

The process of taking someone through the 12 steps

... that he is… Page 50 On one proposition, however, these men and women are strikingly agreed. Every one of them has gained access to, and believes in, a Power greater than himself. This Power has in each case accomplished the miraculous, the humanly impossible. As a celebrated American statesman put it, let’s look at the record. What is strikingly agreed...? Here are thousands of men and women, worldly indeed. They flatly declare that since they have come to believe in a Power greater than themselves, to take a certain attitude toward that Power, and to do certain simple things, there has been a revolutionary change in their way of living and thinking. What are these simple things? The simple things are the rest of the steps Page 53 Thinking – you can still do it… Logic is great stuff. We liked it. We still like it. It is not by chance we were given the power to reason, to examine the evidence of our senses, and draw conclusions. That is one of man’s magnificent attributes. Page 54 We found, too, that we had been worshippers. What a state of mental goose-flesh that used to bring on! Had we not variously worshipped people, sentiment, things, money, and ourselves? And then, with a better motive, had we not worshipfully beheld the sunset, the sea, or a flower? Who of us had not loved something or somebody? How much did these feelings, these loves, these worships, have to do with pure reason? Do you want to drink? When was the last time you wanted a drink? When was the last time ...

... you did not feel like having a drink? Page 57 God had restored his sanity How did god do that? God removed the desire to drink. What was missing? Power over booze Even so has god restored us all to our right minds. To this man, the revelation was sudden. Some of us grow into it slowly. But he has come to all who have honestly sought him. When we drew near to him he disclosed himself to us! Page 58 point to chapter 5, how it works Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps. Are you willing to go to any length to get it? Certain steps, sounds definite... Page 59 Here are the steps we took: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. ...