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These are the 12 steps as outlined in the book The Twelve Step Journal, by Claudette Wassil-Grimm, M.Ed..
- We admitted we were powerless over our addiction/compulsion - that our lives had become unmanageable.
- 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.
- 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".
- We made a searching and fearless inventory of our strengths and weaknesses.
- We admitted to our journal, ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- 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.
- Humbly began the process of deep change so we could overcome our weakness.
- 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.
- We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so whould injure them or others.
- Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
- 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.
- 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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