The 12 promises of AA
1. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through.
Those who work the 12 step AA program and make a sincere effort will begin to see changes in their lives even before they are halfway done.
2. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
People who finish the steps will experience relief from the suffering of addiction and feel free to pursue a new life without alcohol.
3. We do not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
Those who work the program will gain a sense of acceptance that allows them to process their experiences, learn from them, and move on without guilt.
4. We will comprehend the word serenity, and we will know peace.
Addiction can lead to a constant state of inner turmoil. The AA program helps people find a calmness that is rare during active using, and that many addicts have never known in their lives.
5. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
Many addicts don’t believe that other people understand what they’ve been through. But in AA, they often meet people who can identify with and learn from their experiences.
6. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
Addiction makes users feel worthless and guilty about their actions. The steps can give people a sense that their lives have a meaning and a purpose, particularly through helping others.
7. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Addiction leads to many self-centered behaviors. Helping other people find recovery can bring addicts outside of themselves and help them develop a genuine interest in other people.
8. Self-seeking will slip away.
The tunnel vision of focusing only on oneself and drinking usually begins to fade as people work the steps.
9. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
AA can shift one’s perspective from hopeless to hope. People can begin to imagine a life where they are happy.
10. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
Alcoholics who recover through AA don’t feel like they have to hide anymore or worry about how to support their addiction and maintain financial security.
11. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
As the AA member gets deeper into the recovery process, they begin to see situations more clearly and can tap into their inner resources.
12. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
The concept of a higher power is central to AA. This higher power, identified
as God (as we understand Him), becomes a guiding force in the person’s life.
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Alcohol is a drug. We are people with the disease of addiction who must abstain from all drugs in order to recover. As of May 2018 there were more than 70,000 NA meetings in 144 countries.
The one promise of Narcotics Anonymous is freedom from active addiction:
"An addict, any addict, can stop using, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live."
We take cakes to show others it can be done and to celebrate our sobriety/clean time.
I will be celebrating nine years of continuous sobriety soon
We begin by asking for help.
1. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through.
Those who work the 12 step AA program and make a sincere effort will begin to see changes in their lives even before they are halfway done.
2. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
People who finish the steps will experience relief from the suffering of addiction and feel free to pursue a new life without alcohol.
3. We do not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
Those who work the program will gain a sense of acceptance that allows them to process their experiences, learn from them, and move on without guilt.
4. We will comprehend the word serenity, and we will know peace.
Addiction can lead to a constant state of inner turmoil. The AA program helps people find a calmness that is rare during active using, and that many addicts have never known in their lives.
5. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
Many addicts don’t believe that other people understand what they’ve been through. But in AA, they often meet people who can identify with and learn from their experiences.
6. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
Addiction makes users feel worthless and guilty about their actions. The steps can give people a sense that their lives have a meaning and a purpose, particularly through helping others.
7. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Addiction leads to many self-centered behaviors. Helping other people find recovery can bring addicts outside of themselves and help them develop a genuine interest in other people.
8. Self-seeking will slip away.
The tunnel vision of focusing only on oneself and drinking usually begins to fade as people work the steps.
9. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
AA can shift one’s perspective from hopeless to hope. People can begin to imagine a life where they are happy.
10. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
Alcoholics who recover through AA don’t feel like they have to hide anymore or worry about how to support their addiction and maintain financial security.
11. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
As the AA member gets deeper into the recovery process, they begin to see situations more clearly and can tap into their inner resources.
12. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
The concept of a higher power is central to AA. This higher power, identified
as God (as we understand Him), becomes a guiding force in the person’s life.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Alcohol is a drug. We are people with the disease of addiction who must abstain from all drugs in order to recover. As of May 2018 there were more than 70,000 NA meetings in 144 countries.
The one promise of Narcotics Anonymous is freedom from active addiction:
"An addict, any addict, can stop using, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live."
We take cakes to show others it can be done and to celebrate our sobriety/clean time.
I will be celebrating nine years of continuous sobriety soon
We begin by asking for help.-
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