Monday 4 November 2013

The Simple Approach to the 12 Steps

The Simple Approach to the 12 Steps There's a power that wants me to live.... Step 1: There's a power that will kill me.... Step 2: There's a power that wants me to live.... Step 3: Which do I want? (If you want to die, stop here. If you want to live, go on.).... Step 4: Using examples from your own life, understand that selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear control your actions.... Step 5: Tell all your private, embarrassing secrets to another person.... Step 6: Decide whether or not you want to live that way any more.... Step 7: If you want your life to change, ask a Power Greater Than yourself to change it for you. (If you could have changed it yourself,you would have long ago.).... Step 8: Figure out how to make right all the things you did wrong.... Step 9: Fix what you can without causing more trouble in the process.... Step 10: Understand that making mistakes is part of being human (When you make a mistake, fix it, immediately if you can.).... Step 11: Ask for help to treat yourself and others like you, the way you want your higher power to treat you.... Step 12: Don't stop doing 1 through 11. And PASS IT ON! .... HOW ARE YOU AFFECTED BY THE TWELVE STEPS ?