Step One
This is the first thing we must admit to ourselves to begin recovery.
What is powerlessness?
Step 2 introduces this source of power.
What is a Power greater than ourselves?
We turn our will and our lives over to this.
What is the care of God as we understood Him?
The spiritual principle of Step 4 is this.
What is courage?
In Step 5, we admit our wrongs to these three.
What are God, ourselves, and another human being?
Without this principle, we cannot begin Step 1.
What is honesty?
The principle of Step 2 is this positive belief.
What is hope?
This principle is essential for trusting in a Higher Power.
What is faith?
This type of inventory is taken in Step 4.
What is a searching and fearless moral inventory?
This principle means aligning our actions with our values.
What is integrity?
Step 1 teaches us to admit this truth about our lives.
What is unmanageability?
We come to believe this about a Higher Power.
What is that it can restore us to sanity?
Step 3 requires making a decision based on this principle.
What is faith?
Step 4 asks us to face our fears and resentments with this quality.
What is courage?
Step 5 is about releasing this burden.
What is guilt or shame?
This principle is the opposite of denial.
What is honesty?
Step 2 replaces despair with this.
What is hope?
The key word in Step 3: we make this.
What is a decision?
The purpose of the inventory is to find these patterns.
What are character defects or flaws?
Sharing in Step 5 helps defeat this enemy.
What is isolation or ego?
The first step requires admitting this out loud.
What is that we are powerless over alcohol?
The opposite of insanity, which Step 2 offers.
What is spiritual sanity or faith?
Faith means letting go of this illusion.
What is control?
This list helps us identify those we've harmed.
What is the resentment list?
This principle begins to rebuild trust.
What is integrity?