“Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” Hi my name is Liz and I’m an alcoholic. First of all, I’d like to say that I’m truly grateful for finding the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. Only God knows where I would be right now if it wasn’t for the rooms and the […]

I often hear people in the Fellowship say, “It’s hard to discuss Step 6 because it is only one paragraph in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.” For me, Step 6 is a process that began at Step 1 when I was able to fully concede to my innermost self that I was powerless over alcohol and that my life […]

I tackled the Seventh Step about four months after I’d finally gotten sober. I had just completed the harrowing work of the Fourth and Fifth Steps and was anxious to preserve my momentum by moving along with all deliberate speed. After the experience of doing a thorough job on Steps Four and Five, the work of Six and Seven seemed […]

“Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.” I was in a lot of fear when I considered approaching some of the people on my Eighth Step list. When I was between 12 and 14 years old there were many children from my neighborhood whom I had harmed through selfish […]

“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” My name is Martin and I’m an alcoholic. I’m grateful for the opportunity to write about Step 9; it’s an honor and a privilege to be able to do anything in Alcoholics Anonymous. My sobriety date is July 24th 2011, my home […]

“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” Why do I continue to take a personal inventory? So that I do not lose my mind, sober. Step 10 is my dream house. The result of hard work invested to build the life I’ve always desired. No longer am I spiritually homeless. Now I want to […]