Guest guest Posted April 15, 2000 Report Share Posted April 15, 2000 > I found these twelve steps written by someone who had left AA. > . > 1. I admitted that I was not powerless over my existence - that I was an adult > who could manage his own life. > 2. I came to believe that only my own power could bring me to happiness. > 3. I made a decision to take my will and my life back from the power of > rigid and oppressive religious beliefs. > 4. I made a searching and shameless list of my virtues. > 5. I admitted to myself and others the exact nature of my good points. > 6. I was entirely ready to accept myself for who I was. > 7. I proudly learned to revel in and promote my own strengths. > 8. I made a list of all who had harmed me, and resolved to stop making > excuses for them. > 9. I allowed myself to feel anger and the desire for revenge, and no longer > felt guilt and shame about it. > 10. I continued to take personal inventory and when I was right promptly > admitted it. > 11. I sought through reading and reflection to discover my own deepest > desires for my life, and nourished the strength to realize my dreams. > 12. Having had a spiritual liberation as a result of these steps, I resolved to > let others find their own path, but that I would practice these principles in all > my own affairs. > Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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