How to stop Drinking Alcohol by CsO

"the best thing i ever did"

How I did it:

1. Admitted I was powerless over alcohol—that my life had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than myself could restore me to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God as I understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself.
5. Admitted to God, to myself, and to another human being the exact nature of my wrongs.
6. Was entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove my shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons I had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when I was wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve my conscious contact with God, as I understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for me and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, I tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all my affairs.

Lessons & tips: be honest

Resources: Alcoholics Anonymous


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Jul 14, 2011, 11:42PM PDT | 2 comments | 8 cheers


Comments:

siyal_khan

Good Thing

That’s A Good Thing That you Have Quit Smoking. Hats Off To U.

Jul 14, 2011, 11:59PM PDT | Respond to this

SusieDD

You are an amazing person! I haven’t struggled with alcohol, but you inspire me to improve myself and continue to give my life to God. I’m really happy for you!

Jul 15, 2011, 07:23AM PDT | Respond to this


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