The Steps

'Decent' Day

on Sunday, 23 August 2015. Posted in 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

What does a decent day look like for an addict?

12 Step Workshop - Fast Track To Sobriety

on Sunday, 01 March 2015. Posted in The Steps

The following workshop called "Fast Track to Sobriety" is based a series of 4 talks, each about an hour long, given over by an experienced 12-Stepper who merited to see the promises of the program come true in his personal life. (Note: The original workshop was based on using the 12-Steps for Lust addiction, but the text below was adapted to apply to all addictions).

This inspiring outline of the 12-Steps can be used either as an introduction for newcomers on how the program works, or as a refresher course for old-timers. In any event, it should not be relied on by itself, but rather as a useful tool in conjunction with working the steps in a group and with a real sponsor.

A Program For All

on Sunday, 04 October 2015. Posted in Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, Step 5, Step 6, 12 Step Attitude, Step 7, Step 8, Step 9, The Steps, Step 10, Step 11, Step 12

AIM: A life lived one day at a time in conscious contact with G-d.

An Alternative Approach

on Monday, 21 September 2015. Posted in Questions & Answers, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

What's different about the 12 Step Program?

Define Surrender

on Wednesday, 19 August 2015. Posted in Step 1, Questions & Answers, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

When we talk about "surrender" in the first step, it doesn't mean "falling", at all.

 

Define Surrender

on Sunday, 04 October 2015. Posted in Step 1, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

Giving up? or giving In?

Euphoric Recall

on Wednesday, 19 August 2015. Posted in 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

Psychological addiction can cause people to remember only the fun of substance abuse while ignoring the problems. This can make relapse hard to avoid.

Excerpt from Emotions Anonymous

on Thursday, 12 March 2015. Posted in The Steps

(A few words may have been changed to adapt this excerpt for the S2L community)

Face The Truth

on Thursday, 10 September 2015. Posted in Inspiration , Motivation, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

Who fed you the idea that if you only try hard enough you will "beat it"?

Giving up the Actual Desire

on Monday, 07 September 2015. Posted in Step 1, Turning it Over, Step 3, The Steps

It's about giving the very desire itself to G-d, along with his right to act out and all expectations of ever receiving that desire.

How can I tolerate living in an impossibly hard situation?

on Monday, 21 September 2015. Posted in Step 1, Questions & Answers, The Steps

I understand the "dropping guard for a second" business, but how do you tolerate living in an "impossibly hard" situation to begin with?

I'm an Addict, Now What?

on Wednesday, 16 September 2015. Posted in Step 1, Inspiration , Step 2, Motivation, Step 3, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

"I was once a cucumber, now I'm a pickle, and I'll never be a cucumber again."

Importance of Working the Steps

on Sunday, 20 September 2015. Posted in Questions & Answers, The Steps

Questions and Answers on Working the Steps

It's Not About Bad

on Sunday, 20 September 2015. Posted in Step 1, 12 Step Attitude, The Steps

"Badness" is not what defines how sick we are. It has very little to do with whether we are "addicts".

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