Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Read speaker meeting 2017 and officer banfield to hear my stories sharing. Contributions and bequests secularaa will accept contributions only from individuals who acknowledge they are a. This is the 7th print of the twelve steps and twelve traditions, this book deals with the twelve steps and the 12 traditions of alcoholics anonymous. If you have a drinking program, you should consider joining a 12 step program such as alcoholics anonymous. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our lives by collaborating with a power greater than ourselves an inner knowing, our own best and highest nature.
You have worked the previous eleven steps and you have come to number twelve. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. The 12 steps are referred to in the big book, on page 58, where it is written, rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed out path. Suppose that in our family lives we happen to be miserly, irresponsible, callous, or cold. Aa step 8 speaker tapes alcoholism recovery speakers. Religion in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. By buddy t alanon has saved many alcoholic marriages, but not all. May 24, 2018 step 8 is simply a list of people we have harmed.
Through being will to fix the wrongs one caused through asking forgiveness from the offended, the addict makes another step towards straightening out his or character and returning and revealing their true selves. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. The promises are from pages 8384 of the big book and cover the promises of what will happen when we diligently work the steps of the 12 step program. Suppose that we are irritable, critical, impatient, and humorless. If we havent the will to do this, we ask until it comes. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. The 12steps and 12 traditions1 the world famous eye opener. To this end we ask ourselves two primary questions. By buddy t a study of tradition 10 of the twelve traditions. Dec 07, 2018 step 8 is a wonderful step for beginning to rebuild some bridges that were burned in active addiction. I didnt actually have to do anything in the way of amends just yet.
Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions. Step 8 is a further proactive step, which inculcates the ability to change ones self on an actual level. Over the years many lists of virtues that correspond to each of the twelve steps and their underlying spiritual nature have been printed in local area aa newsletters and on pocket cards. Let us think of some of the subtler ones which can sometimes be quite as damaging. As step 12 says, 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. A study of step 8 of the 12 steps program verywell mind. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. In the 12 step program of aa, they are described as this. Remember it was agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. You are also asked to spread the message, often through behavior and actions.
Only in working the first step do we truly come to realize that we are addicts, that we have hit bottom, and that we must surrender. Step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous helps recovering alcoholics to live in the. Like taking most of the 12 steps, this one is not necessarily a onetime event. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. Eight step worksheet motivational chart a guidance system 12 and 12 inventory aa book louis affirmation the twelve traditions inventory lovefour more ways to look at love sex and love addiction inventory expanded inventory worksheet jim w. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
Step four made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. If were new in narcotics anonymous and our first step is primarily about looking at the. This step requires you to make a list of people you have harmed and be willing to apologize and right your wrongs. Dec 04, 2010 step 8 of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous sobrietytelevision. Work in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12 step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12 step programs that have been established.
There are 12 step groups for people with other addictions, such as narcotics anonymous, available as well. This step gave me the chance to reflect on my past and take full responsibility for my part in the burned bridges. Now is the time that you commit to continuing to work the steps and to apply them to every part of your life. Times are tough and many of us dont have extra money, even for something as important as recovery books. Step 8 we made a list, aa na 8th step artist jennifer scott depicts making a list, in a selfportrait. Per the guidance in the big book, alcoholics anonymous, we made the list in step 4. The god part, of course, refers to the references to god and spirituality that appear in alcoholics anonymous literaturethe 12 steps and 12 traditions, in particularas well as to the more. This step requires you to have a spiritual awakening that came as a result of completing the previous 11 steps of aa, carry the message of aa to other addicts, and practice the principles of aa in all of your daily affairs. Step eight made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa kindle edition by wilson, bill, silkworth, william. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. For this undealtwith material blocks us from loving other.
Dec 27, 2019 alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of recovering alcoholics who have chosen to help one another stay sober. I find that its very important to go over your step 8 list with a sponsor or other 12 step member that has worked all the steps someone whom you trust for direction. I was told that if i had done my 4th step inventory, that much of this list had been covered. Step 8 of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous sobrietytelevision. The aa 12 steps are a very popular program for alcoholics who want to stop drinking. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002.
The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa kindle. Steps by the big book step 8 steps by the big book. This is a dangerous misconception and something aa calls purposeful forgetting. In the table below list who you have harmed, and how they were harmed by your behaviors. Any profit made from the paid apps help fund our free to download apps. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It isnt just about addressing your drinking at this point. The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with an.
Study what do the big book authors say about the steps. In alcoholics anonymous, step 8 is we made a list of all persons we had. G ood judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudencethese are the qualities we shall need when we take step nine. Step 8 list persons and institutions column 1 i have harmed and to whom do i need to make a direct. You cant get the most out of the 12 steps if you arent willing. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Step 9 of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous duration. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book.
Odomtology 12step recovery media recommended for you. Alcoholics anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. Step eight is a social housecleaning, just as step four was our personal housecleaning. In step eight were setting out to clean up all the bruised relationships and the pockets of guilt, pain, fear, resentment, and sadness that are stored inside, stuck to our shameful past deeds. Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character homework. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions a cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions.
Line of cleavage between voluntary twelft h step work and paidfor services. Step 6 unity insures recovery through service meeting of alcoholics anonymous the sixth step. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. The 12 steps of aa are the principles of the program that we practice, as listed in the big book, pages 59 and 60. Then, you devise a plan for creating healthy relationships moving forward. The 12 steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction referred to in chapter 2, of the book, alcoholics anonymous, titled there is a solution. In step 8 of alcoholics anonymous, you identify the wrongs of your past so that you can repair the damage youve done. If men and women didnt exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct shelter, there would be no survival. Twelve step apps creates and designs apps to help members with their 12 step aa program of recovery. Aa speaker bob d and mari g big book study session 9 of 9 duration. You will go through the process of forgiving other people and being forgiven. Through being will to fix the wrongs one caused through asking forgiveness from the offended, the addict makes another step towards straightening out his or.
A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Theres a level of honesty in working the 12 steps that some members of aa. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. Step 8 of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous youtube. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of recovering alcoholics who have chosen to help one another stay sober. Eighth step prayer higher power, i ask your help in making my list of all those i have harmed. Breaking down step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. There is no step 9 worksheet, as this is a step that needs to be made to the persons we have harmed.
Step 8 is a wonderful step for beginning to rebuild some bridges that were burned in active addiction. Step eight 81 such gross misbehavior is not by any means a full catalogue of the harms we do. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make. After we have made the list of people we have harmed. There is a saying in 12step groups, in order to keep it, you must give it away, with the key word being give.
The aa 8th step is the breaking point where you stop focusing solely on your recovery and is the beginning of making amends for what youve done to others. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. Before we begin working the first step, we must become abstinentwhatever it takes. When addiction had its grip on me, some of my relationships with loved ones became strained, and i hurt some of those closest to me. The second part of the 8th step is to become willing to make the amends necessary. Mar 30, 2020 aa step 12 is the last step of the alcoholics anonymous program.
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