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Step One “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol— that our lives had become unmanageable.” W HO cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an ob-
A free 1st step worksheet for AA, NA and other 12 step programs. Step 1 worksheet includes questions in PDF or DOC format and is free to print or download.
We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liber-ation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerless-ness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built.
Focus of step 1: Step one is built around the realization that our addiction has defeated us. That our attempts to function have failed and that addiction is the cause of this outcome. Therefore, our questions at this stage will focus on how we were defeated, by what our lives look like as a result. These questions will seem dour, and they are.
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.
ful spiritual principles embodied in the Twelve Steps (Recovery), Twelve Traditions (Unity) and Twelve Concepts for World Service (Service). The main focus of Book One will be on the Twelve Steps. Awakening we believe is the correct word because it does happen as the result of applying the spiritual principles. We want to dispel the
Worksheets for the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in downloadable PDFs and Excel workbooks. All free for anyone to download.
