12 STEPS OF THE TWELVE STEP JOURNAL


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The following are the 12 Steps as found in the Twelve Step Journal. The Twelve Step Journal, by Claudette Wassil-Grimm, M.Ed., is a book that presents the 12 steps in a generic format.

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Step 1

We admitted we were powerless over our addiction/compulsion - that our lives had become unmanageable.

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Step 2

We came to believe that, like all human beings, our power was limited and we needed to learn to let go and learn from others.

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Step 3

We made a decision to let go of control, assume a spirit of goodwill, seek the wisdom of responsible others, and discover our true "voice within".

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Step 4

We made a searching and fearless inventory of our strengths and weaknesses.

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Step 5

We admitted to our journal, ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

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Step 6

Were entirely ready to listen to wise counsel and seek that still small voice within to guide us to change our behaviors which have been harmful to ourselves and others.

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Step 7

Humbly began the process of deep change so we could overcome our weakness.

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Step 8

Made a list of all persons we have harmed, became willing to make amends to them all, and to forgive those against whom we have held grudges.

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Step 9

We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

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Step 10

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.

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Step 11

Through meditation and journaling we continually seek to clarify and improve our own judgment and to consider the best direction and purpose our lives can take.

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Step 12

Having developed deeper wisdom and an appreciation of the spiritual as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

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