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The 12 Spiritual of the 12 Steps“… practice these principles in all our affairs” (Step 12)

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We admitted we were powerless over our addiction –

that our lives had become unmanageable

Step 1

Admit: a) to concede as true or valid,

b) acceptance or acknowledgement of

the truth

The truth about what?

That you were powerless over your addiction

and …

your life was unmanageable!!

The Spiritual Principle of Step 1 is …

Honesty

Step 2

Came to believe that a Power greater than

ourselves could restore us to sanity

Believe: to accept something as true, genuine or real

Restore: to bring back to or put back into a former

or original state

Believe could restore what ?

Your SANITY!!


Hope

Step 3

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over

to the care of God as we understood God

Decision: a determination arrived at after

consideration

Decision about what ?

To turn your will over …

to stop doing things your way

to take another path and know it will be okay


Faith

Step 4

Made a searching and fearless moral

inventory of ourselves

Fearless: to be brave and courageous without

apprehension

Brave: having or showing courage

Be brave and courageous about what ?

About taking a good look inside yourself

and making changes


Courage“To change those things I can”

Step 5

Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another

human being the exact nature of our wrongs

Exact: a) exhibiting strict, particular, and complete

accordance with fact

b) marked by thorough consideration of small

factual details

Factual consideration about what ?

About honestly admitting the truth

about yourself; about who you really are.


Integrity“strict personal honesty”

Step 6

Were entirely ready to have God remove

all these defects of character

Entirely: having no element or part left out;

to the full extent

Be ready, you are prepared. For what ?

To be willing to let go of all your

character defects

Ready: prepared mentally or physically for some

experience or action


Willingness

Step 7

Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings

Remove: to get rid of

Be careful how and what

you ask God for.

The Spiritual Principle is obvious …


Humility

Step 8

Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and

became willing to make amends to them all

Amend: to put right; to change or modify

for the better

Become willing for what ?

Willing to ask for forgiveness

Willing to forgive yourself

Became willing: refer to Step 6

The Spiritual Principles of Step 8 is …

Brotherly Love(Forgiveness)

Step 9

Made direct amends to such people whenever

possible, except when to do so would

injure them or others

Direct: to say something to a particular

person or group

It takes discipline (self-discipline)

to work this step.

Amends: compensation for a loss or injury

The Spiritual Principles of Step 9 is …

Discipline

Step 10

Continued to take personal inventory and when

we were wrong promptly admitted it

Continued: lasting without interruption

Continue to do what ?

Constantly be taking your moral

inventory without interruption.

Personal: relating to an individual’s character,

conduct, motives, or private affairs

The Spiritual Principle of Step 10 is…

Perseverance

Step 11

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our

conscious contact with God as we understood God,

praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and

the power to carry that out

Ask yourself daily: what is God’s will for me?

When you find the answers you will

already have the power to carry it out.

Ask your HP daily : what is Your will for me?


Awareness

Step 12

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these

steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts,

and to practice these principles in all our affairs

You now have knowledge of the spiritual principles

that are referred to in this last Step 12.

You are responsible to carry the message that

recovery is possible and practice these principles.

Practice these principles

in ALL your affairs!!

Not just when you feel like it

or when it’s convenient but …


Service

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