12. 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.
*The Twelve Steps of A.A. are taken from Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd ed., published by A.A. World Services, Inc., New York, N.Y., 5960. Reprinted with permission of A.A.
World Services, Inc.
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The Twelve Steps Of AlAnon*
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
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.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
*The Twelve Steps of AlAnon are taken from AlAnon Faces Alcoholism, 2nd ed., published by AlAnon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., New York, N.Y., 23637. The Twelve Steps of AlAnon are copyrighted by AlAnon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. They are reprinted here with the permission of AlAnon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., and A.A. World Services, Inc.
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The Language Of Letting Go
Introduction
January
January 1 The New Year
January 2 Healthy Limits
January 3 Nurturing Self-Care
January 4 Separating from Family Issues
January 5 Accepting Help
January 6 Relationships
January 7 Dealing with Painful Feelings
January 8 Vulnerability
January 9 Responsibility for Ourselves
January 10 Fear
January 11 Letting Go of Guilt
January 12 Finding Balance
January 13 Good Feelings
January 14 Accepting Anger
January 15 Standing Up for Ourselves
January 16 Prayer
January 17 Acting As If
January 18 Gratitude
January 19 Owning Our Power
January 20 New Beginnings
January 21 Wants and Needs
January 22 Appreciating Our Past
January 23 New Energy Coming
January 24 Clearing the Slate
January 25 Step One
January 26 Off The Hook
January 27 Needing People
January 28 Staying in the Present Moment
January 29 Going to Meetings
January 30 Religious Freedom
January 31 Asking for What We Need
February
February 1 Step Two
February 2 Trusting Our Higher Power
February 3 Rejecting Shame
February 4 Enjoying Recovery
February 5 Financial Responsibility
February 6 Stopping Victimization
February 7 Owning Our Power
February 8 Letting Go of Guilt
February 9 Letting Go in Love
February 10 Letting Go of Sadness
February 11 Divinely Led
February 12 Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery
February 13 Trusting Ourselves
February 14 Valentines's Day
February 15 Control
February 16 Detachment
February 17 Acceptance
February 19 Our Path
February 20 Setting Our Own Course
February 21 Living in the Present
February 22 Solving Problems
February 23 Strength
February 24 Recognizing Feelings
February 25 Accepting Imperfection
February 26 Twelve Step Programs
February 27 People-Pleasers
February 28 Letting Go of Denial
February 29 You Are Lovable
March
March 1 Letting Go of Anger
March 2 Feelings on the Job
March 3 Accepting Ourselves
March 4 Higher Power as a Source
March 5 Be Who You Are
March 6 Peace
March 7 Fulfillment
March 8 Surrender
March 9 Taking Care of Ourselves
March 10 Living with Families
March 11 Letting Go of Confusion
March 12 Timing
March 13 Clarity and Direction
March 14 Trusting Ourselves
March 15 Removing the Victim
March 16 Positive Energy
March 17 Empowering
March 18
