Understand the key points of step twelve and how it ultimately boils down to brotherly love. Step 1 of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous duration. Spirituality and the 12 steps of substance abuse recovery. Step nine made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The 12 steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction referred to in chapter 2, of the book, alcoholics anonymous, titled there is a solution. Step 8 forms the base for all future relationships. Written by author of 12 steps unlocked who has been in his own recovery for forty five years and a retired addictions counselor. This will tempt us to argue, or to press our point insistently. These step worksheets are available for download plus audio tapes on the 12 steps for no charge. These guides are meant to be used by na members at any stage of recovery, whether its our first time through the steps or weve been living with the steps as our guiding force for many years. Discover why the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa are used by. This is the 7th print of the twelve steps and twelve traditions, this book deals with the. You can get a 12step meeting schedule from your counselor at the end of this group.
This stepbook approaches step 8 by making a list of everyone you have ever had any relationship with of any kind for any length of time. Step 8 of na is the process of forgiveness that we desire from our guiltridden past. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship. Your group please be aware that everything in this workbook comes from our experience, strength, and hope. Here we turn outward toward our fellow alcoholics who are still in distress. 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. We unanimously found the activities at the end of each stepchapter to be incredibly stupid but the questions on each step to be immensely helpful. In one view, the first three steps involve getting right with god, steps 4 through 7 involve getting right with ourselves, and steps 8 through 12 involve getting right with others. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Every process and suggestion in this workbook is optional. The 12steps and 12 traditions1 the world famous eye opener. Make a written list of all persons you have harmed and become willing to make restitution to them. Step 12 of alcoholics anonymous blends spiritual awakening, carrying the message, and daily practice. Would you like peace and healing in your relationships, even in those you dont wish to maintain. If we can let go of our previous hurts to others, we can begin a new facet of sobriety. G ood judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudencethese are the qualities we shall need when we take step nine. Perhaps we think of our days work and the chances it may afford us.
This is part 3 of the garden shed project, where i show you how to build the double doors. In addition, i show you how to build and attach the trims around the windows and to the sides of the roof. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Step 8 does not come early in ones sobriety but only after. Chapter eight introduction to the 12steps skills to be learned. While straightforward, this analysis bypasses the point that all these steps have the benefit of getting right with ourselves. That the person who is making the approach has had the same difficulty see. Made a list of all persons we have harmed, and became willing to make amends to. Pdf version based upon the text of the windows help version and published by arid media. After we have made the list of people we have harmed. The 12 steps are referred to in the big book, on page 58, where it is written, rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed out path. Steps by the big book step 8 steps by the big book. By buddy t a study of tradition 10 of the twelve traditions.
A study of step 8 of the 12 steps program verywell mind. The twelve step program big book guide it only takes a day to learn how it works and a lifetime to practice it. A secular guide to recovery, martha cleveland and arlys g. Freely downloadable word doc and pdf files are available for the following sections for workbook for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa. Where it all begins how a group functions how to get started pdf. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. More in addiction coping and recovery methods and support overcoming addiction personal stories. Line dancing step sheets and information, 6 8 12, masters in line. Whether youre working the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, narcotics anonymous na, alanon, or any other program, the most difficult of all the steps probably step 5. Step 8 and 9 worksheet emotional sobriety and food. We strive to provide information, tools and resources for working a 12 step program or any program using 12 step principles for recovery in as simple and effective way as possible. Steps eight and nine are concerned with personal rela. Who and why made a list of people we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
We began using it for a weekly 2 hour sunday am writing workshop meeting. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Many of us feel that we have two primary textbooks in aa, this one and of course the book titled alcoholicsanonymous, called by many the big book. Pdf molecular neurobiology of recovery with the twelve steps. Step 8 is mostly about identifying the damage you have done to others and listing. This is the one that asks us to admit our wrongs and to do so in front of our higher power and another person. Or we may be tipped over in the other direction when, in rare cases, we get a cool and skeptical reception.
A twelvestep program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery. Step nine 85 this atmosphere of approval and praise is apt to be so exhilarating as to put us off balance by creating an insatiable appetite for more of the same. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions a cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. The goal is for you to be able to work the program effectively and find a fulfillment of the the 12 step promises in your life. The 12 steps of aa are the principles of the program that we practice, as listed in the big book, pages 59 and 60. We strongly encourage you to attend 12step groups in your community where you can get indepth information and guidance about the 12step program. Over the years many lists of virtues that correspond to each of the twelve steps and their underlying spiritual nature have been printed in local area aa newsletters and on pocket cards. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. In short, the result of consuming alcohol and drugs. Alcoholics anonymous an interpretation of our twelve steps. The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with an.
Finding god through the spirituality of the 12 steps of. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Aa speaker step 1 and lack of power 12step recovery from alcoholism duration. Step twelve having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement or comments about this site.
In the 12 steps of the addiction recovery program, step 8 focuses on seeking forgiveness. Sobriety tv bernard robeson talks about step 8 and how making amends means creating a mending of what was broken by the addictive behaviors. Sample step map t h is is w h a t a d m itte d m eans to m e. The first part of this step is making the list of people you have harmed, whether or not youre willing to make amends yet. The narcotics anonymous step working guides unfamiliar, we should feel free to make use of a dictionary. Theres a level of honesty in working the 12 steps that some members of aa. Breaking down step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Be able to discuss spiritual principals with 12 steps to clients.
In the table below list who you have harmed, and how they were harmed by your behaviors. World services and its subsidiaries were not involved within the. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include any obsessivecompulsive addiction patterns such as, cocaine and all mind altering substances, sugarfood, nicotine, gambling, sexlovepornography, selfharmmutilation, anorexia, bulimia. At the same time the authors conscientiously maintain the intention and integrity of the program its values, scope and depth. We now make every effort to heal past embarrassment, dishonor, and humiliation from the people in our lives.