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1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol- that our
lives had become unmanageable.
2.
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over
to the care of God as we understood Him.
4.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of
ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human
being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6.
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these
defects of character.
7.
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became
willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,
except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were
wrong, promptly admitted it.
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.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of
these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics
and practice these principles in all our affairs. |
lcoholics
Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide Fellowship of men and
women which draws its members from all walks of life. The
primary aim of Alcoholics Anonymous is to help members,
through mutual support, to achieve and maintain sobriety,
and to carry our message to the still suffering Alcoholic.
There are no dues or membership fees. Alcoholics Anonymous
is a non-political, non-sectarian organization and does not
engage in any controversy, or any campaigns.
