. AA ~ THE DOCTOR’S OPINION ~ William D. Silkworth, M.D. FAIR USE: For educational purposes only. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Fair Use Definition Fair use is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author’s work under a four-factor balancing test. PLEASE NOTE: ALL NAMES, TRADEMARKS AND IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHT THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. These pages are neither endorsed nor approved by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. https://www.aa.org/ * Alcoholics Anonymous, “Big Book” pdf https://www.aa.org/the-big-book * Alcoholics Anonymous, “Big Book” audio https://www.aa.org/resources/media?terms=big+book&format=audio&items_per_page=24&sort_bef_combine=title_ASC STEP 1 We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. STEP 2 Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity STEP 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. STEP 4 Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. STEP 5 Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. STEP 6 Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. STEP 7 Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. STEP 8 Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. STEP 9 Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. STEP 10 Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. STEP 11 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. STEP 12 Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. SURRENDER SHARING AMENDS GUIDANCE HONESTY PURITY UNSELFISHNESS LOVE TRUST GOD CLEAN HOUSE HELP OTHERS Alcoholics Anonymous, Chapter 5, How it works, AA, Dr Bob, Bill W, Big Book, 12 Steps, RECOVERED, Powerless, 1st Step Experience, Craving, Desire, Real Alcoholic, Easy Does It, 4 Absolutes, Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness, Love, Keep Coming Back, Clarence Snyder, AA Cleveland, Akron Ohio, Founders', Serenity, Amazing Grace, The Doctor's Opinion, Dr Silkworth, drunk, sober, How it works, Big Book, 12 Steps, 1st Step Experience, Alcoholic, Easy Does it, Absolutes, aa meetings, sobriety, aa speaker, oxford group, miracle, peace, serenity, fellowship, . ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LXI2umqLpc

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