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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.
P-10 How It Works. An excerpt in large type from Chapter 5 of the Big Book. This page, which includes the Twelve Steps, is often read at the start of meetings. General Service Conference-approved.
How it Works (from P. 58-63 of the AA Big Book) Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates.
Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol— that our lives had become unmanageable.
The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives.
22 cze 2016 · A breakdown of Alcoholics Anonymous' “How It Works”, Chapter 5 of The Big Book. See the highlights and takeaways from this important read.
Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery:”1. 1 “HOW IT WORKS.”. Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.
