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These Worksheets are only meant to be another tool in helping the alcoholic on his 12 Step Journey, to better understand the Basic and Simple approach to practicing the Steps, as they are ... 'Laid Out In The Basic Text Of The Big Book', Alcoholics Anonymous...
People often review their Step Worksheets on their One Year Anniversary and notice how far they have come in their understanding of the disease of alcoholism addiction. You don't have to show these worksheets to anyone, they are to help you understand your personal experience with alcohol. However, you will probably want to "Discuss With Your Sponsor" some of the incidents on these worksheets.
The main 'Thought' in Step 2 is to suggest to you that a 'Lack Of Power' was our dilemma. If you are an atheist or agnostic, we had to find 'A Power' by which we could live, and it has to be a 'Power Greater Than Ourselves'. But 'Where and How' were we to find this Power? Well, that's exactly what this book is about... (Big Book, Pg. 45)
"When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean Your Own Conception of God. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence Spiritual Growth, to effect our first 'Conscious' relation with God as we understood Him."
(Big Book, Pg. 47)
TO BEGIN STEP TWO 'FIRST REVIEW' THE FOLLOWING:
1a) Big Book, Chapter 4, 'WE AGNOSTICS', Pgs. 44 thru 57.
1b) Audio: We Agnostics mp3 (20 min) listen/burn here
STEP 2: "Came To Believe That A Power Greater Than Ourselves Could
Restore Us To Sanity."
1. Do you accept the fact that if you are an alcoholic, you have only
two alternatives: either 'DIE' An Alcoholic Death or Live Life on a
'Spiritual' Basis? (Big Book, Pg. 44)
Explain:
2. Have you lacked the power to manage your life? (Big Book, Pg. 45)
Explain:
3. Have you had honest doubts and prejudices about a Higher Power?
(Big Book, Pg. 45)
Explain:
4. What was your reaction to the word "God"? (Big Book, Pg. 45)
Explain:
5. Where did you get these ideas? (Big Book, Pg. 45)
Explain:
6. Had you abandoned the idea of a Higher Power completely? (Big Book, Pg. 45)
Explain:
7. Are you willing to lay aside your previous beliefs and prejudices and
have merely a 'Willingness' to believe in a power greater than
yourself?. (Big Book, Pg. 45)
Explain:
8. What is your current concept of a Higher Power? (Big Book, Pg. 45)
Explain:
9. Do you think that faith and dependence upon a Power beyond ourselves is being somewhat weak, even cowardly? (Big Book, Pg. 46)
Explain:
10. Do you now believe or are you at least 'Willing' to believe there is a Power Greater Than Yourself?. (Big Book, Pg. 47)
Explain:
11. Do you recognize that when you say "YES" to the above question you
are "on your way"? (Big Book, Pg. 47)
Explain:
12. Note that the Big Book at this point again 'Refers You' to Appendix
II, Spiritual Experience. 'READ IT', several times. (Big Book, 4th Edition, Pg. 567)
13. What is it about Appendix II, Spiritual Experience, that 'Personality Change' sufficient to bring about recovery, so
important?
Explain:
14. Have you been 'Open-Minded', or have you been obstinate, sensitive
and unreasonably prejudiced about discussions about a Higher Power? (Big Book, Pg. 57)
Explain:
15.Did your idea work? Will the Higher Power idea work? (Big Book, Pg. 57)
Explain:
16. Are you ready to "fearlessly face the proposition that either God is
everything or He is nothing. God either is or He isn't." What is your
choice to be? (Big Book, Pg. 57)
Explain:
17. What are the activities that will bring you hope, and help you believe
things are okay, and will be okay?
Explain:
18. How have your ideas changed about what it means to be Restored To
Sanity?
Explain:
19. Have your expectations about recovery changed?
Explain:
20. What do you expect from recovery Now that it may be 'Different' from
what you expected when you first stopped drinking?
Explain:
21. For now, how do you define A Power greater than yourself, as You Understand, Him/Her or It?
Explain:
22. Do you believe that Power, that 'Spirit of the Universe' cares about you?
Explain:
23. What is a reasonable plan of self-care for you, to help you continue
to believe that recovery can, and Will, work for you?
Explain:
24. What have you seen that has been done for others, 'Who Have Recovered', that you would like to happen for yourself?
Explain:
25. Do you believe this Is Possible?
Explain:
"Save for a few brief moments of temptation 'The Thought Of Drink' has never returned; and at such times a great revulsion has risen up in him. Seemingly he could not drink even if he would. God had 'Restored His Sanity'.
What is this but a miracle of healing? Yet its elements Are Simple. Circumstances made him willing to believe. He humbly offered himself to his Maker - then he knew.
Even so has God restored us all to 'Our Right Minds'. To this man, the revelation Was Sudden. Some of us grow into it 'More Slowly'. But He has come to all who have Honestly Sought Him.
When we drew near to Him He disclosed Himself to us!"
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