THE 12 STEPS STEP I n WE ADMITTED

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THE 12 STEPS

THE 12 STEPS

STEP I n WE ADMITTED WE WERE POWERLESS OVER GAMBLING – THAT OUR LIVES

STEP I n WE ADMITTED WE WERE POWERLESS OVER GAMBLING – THAT OUR LIVES n HAD BECOME UNMANAGEABLE.

GOAL - STEP 1 n AWARENESS ; RECOGNITION OF LOSS OF CONTROL REDUCE DENIAL

GOAL - STEP 1 n AWARENESS ; RECOGNITION OF LOSS OF CONTROL REDUCE DENIAL ; FACE REALITY ACCEPTANCE OF POWERLESSNESS

STEP 2 n CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE

STEP 2 n CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE US TO A NORMAL WAY OF THINKING AND LIVING.

GOAL - STEP 2 n ASK FOR HELP. n HOPE AND TRUST. n OPEN

GOAL - STEP 2 n ASK FOR HELP. n HOPE AND TRUST. n OPEN MIND. n NO LONGER ALONE - BELONGING.

STEP 3 n MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL n AND OUR LIVES

STEP 3 n MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL n AND OUR LIVES OVER TO THE CARE OF n THIS POWER OF OUR OWN n UNDERSTANDING.

GOAL - STEP 3 n MAKE DECISION DAILY TO ASK FOR HELP. n LET

GOAL - STEP 3 n MAKE DECISION DAILY TO ASK FOR HELP. n LET GO OF SELF – WILL ; OF NEED TO CONTROL. n AVAIL OF GREATER WISDOM.

STEP 4 n MADE A SEARCHING AND FEARLESS n MORAL AND FINANCIAL INVENTORY n

STEP 4 n MADE A SEARCHING AND FEARLESS n MORAL AND FINANCIAL INVENTORY n OF OURSELVES.

GOAL : STEP 4 n HONESTY WITH SELF. n SELF KNOWLEDGE : WHO AM

GOAL : STEP 4 n HONESTY WITH SELF. n SELF KNOWLEDGE : WHO AM I ? n MY LIFE STORY

STEP 5 n n n ADMITTED TO OURSELVES AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE

STEP 5 n n n ADMITTED TO OURSELVES AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGS.

GOAL : STEP 5 n OWN AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHO I AM. n LET GO

GOAL : STEP 5 n OWN AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHO I AM. n LET GO NEGATIVITY FROM THE PAST. n RID SENSE OF ISOLATION. n BEGIN TRUE RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF AND OTHERS.

STEP 6 n WERE ENTIRELY READY TO HAVE THESE DEFECTS OF CHARACTER REMOVED.

STEP 6 n WERE ENTIRELY READY TO HAVE THESE DEFECTS OF CHARACTER REMOVED.

GOAL : STEP 6 n IDENTIFY BLOCKS TO RECOVERY. n CHARACTER RECONSTRUCTION. INCREASE ASSETS

GOAL : STEP 6 n IDENTIFY BLOCKS TO RECOVERY. n CHARACTER RECONSTRUCTION. INCREASE ASSETS ; REDUCE LIABILITIES.

STEP 7 n HUMBLY ASKED GOD (OF OUR UNDERSTANDING) TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGS.

STEP 7 n HUMBLY ASKED GOD (OF OUR UNDERSTANDING) TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGS.

GOAL STEP 7 n PLAN OF ACTION. n PRIORITISE MAIN SHORTCOMINGS. n ASK FOR

GOAL STEP 7 n PLAN OF ACTION. n PRIORITISE MAIN SHORTCOMINGS. n ASK FOR HELP.

STEP 8 n MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED AND BECAME

STEP 8 n MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALL.

GOAL : STEP 8 n RESTORE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS. n PREPARE FOR CHANGE. n LIST

GOAL : STEP 8 n RESTORE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS. n PREPARE FOR CHANGE. n LIST : PEOPLE EFFECTED; DAMAGE DONE – PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, FINANCIAL.

STEP 9 n MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH n PEOPLE WHEREVER POSSIBLE, EXCEPT n

STEP 9 n MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH n PEOPLE WHEREVER POSSIBLE, EXCEPT n WHEN TO DO SO WOULD INJURE THEM n OR OTHERS.

GOAL STEP 9 n BEGIN TO RE-BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. n MAKE AMENDS – NOT JUST

GOAL STEP 9 n BEGIN TO RE-BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. n MAKE AMENDS – NOT JUST APOLOGY. n ACT HONESTLY – STOP HIDING.

STEP 10 n CONTINUED TO TAKE PERSONAL INVENTORY AND WHEN WE WERE WRONG, PROMPTLY

STEP 10 n CONTINUED TO TAKE PERSONAL INVENTORY AND WHEN WE WERE WRONG, PROMPTLY ADMITTED IT.

GOAL : STEP 10 n REGULAR MAINTENANCE n EVERYDAY SPOT – CHECK n PROMPTLY

GOAL : STEP 10 n REGULAR MAINTENANCE n EVERYDAY SPOT – CHECK n PROMPTLY DEAL WITH MISTAKES.

STEP 11 n SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO IMPROVE OUR CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH

STEP 11 n SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO IMPROVE OUR CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD AS WE UNDERSTOOD HIM, PRAYING ONLY FOR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL FOR US AND THE POWER TO CARRY THAT OUT.

GOAL : STEP 11 n STILLNESS : SLOW DOWN, FOCUS, n LIVE IN THE

GOAL : STEP 11 n STILLNESS : SLOW DOWN, FOCUS, n LIVE IN THE NOW n INVOKE WISDOM AND HELP FROM GOD OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING

STEP 12 n HAVING MADE AN EFFORT TO PRACTICE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR

STEP 12 n HAVING MADE AN EFFORT TO PRACTICE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS, WE TRIED TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS.

GOAL STEP 12 n REACH OUT TO OTHERS n CARRY THE MESSAGE n LIVE

GOAL STEP 12 n REACH OUT TO OTHERS n CARRY THE MESSAGE n LIVE BY THE PROGRAMME n ONE DAY AT A TIME