Slogand
Finish the slogan -Let go and let …
Who/what is God?
Please share your esh on this slogan
Step 1–we admitted we were powerless over ______, that our lives had become unmanageable.
What is “alcohol”.
Please share on how you life became unmanageable, how you work step 1 in your program or
Share on what else we are powerless over besides alcohol
Finish the step…Humbling asked Him to remove our_____.
What are “shortcomings”
Please share on one or more things you consider one of your shortcomings
Or what do you think is the importance of humbly asking Him to remove our shortcomings ?
Or have you already had any of your shortcomings removed? If so, which ones? How? And how has it changed your life now that you no longer have that shortcoming?
What are the 3 Cs we tell newcomers about?
What is we didn’t cause it, we can’t control it and we can’t cure it (in any order)
Talk about how the 3 Cs are important to you and your program? Which C do you rely on most?
What can old timers contribute to your meeting?
are you a newcomer, an old town, or somewhere in between?
Finished the slogan…____does it.
What is “easy” or “easy does it”
Please share your esh on how you use this slogan
Step 2-came to believe that a ______ greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
What is “power”.
Please share your esh on how you came to believe in your personal higher power, what you call your hp, or what was the last thing you turned over to your higher power
Finish step 8–“made a list of all persons we had harmed and became ____ to make amends to them all”
What is “willing” Please share on what it means to “become willing”. (Several steps talk about becoming willing) Or talk about your list (have you made it yet? Who is on it? How is your list organized? Are you willing to make amends to everyone on it? If not, why or why not? If you haven’t made your list yet, what is stopping you? Etc)
What do we tell every newcomer at the end of the meeting? “Keep…”
What is “keep coming back (and it works if you work it, and you’re worth it)”
Why do you keep coming back? Do you ever plan to graduate? Why or why not?
What is the best thing you’ve ever heard an old timer say in a meeting?
how did that help you in your program?
Finish the slogan…
One ____ at a time.
What is “day”
Please share your esh on this slogan
Step 3-Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of ….
(Finish the step)
What is “God as we understood Him”.
Please share on how you work step 3.
or do you use a God box? Or
Has your understanding of a higher power changed from when you first came into the program? If so how?
Finish step 9- Made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would _____ then or others”
What is “injure”.
Why do you think this step says it’s important to make “direct” amends to people wherever possible?
Or have you ever not made amends because it would injure the person or others? Tell about one example
Or give an example of a time when you made a direct amends. What happened? Did the person forgive you?
Usually newcomers start with step 1. They learn about being —— over alcohol. (Fill in the blank)
What is powerless?
Talk about the things you are powerless over (besides alcohol).
Or talk about acceptance (because step 1 can be summed up with the word acceptable)
Are old timers Alanon gurus who are experts in the program?
What is no?
How is anonymity important when it comes to old timers and how long they have been in the program? How is the saying “ we are all equals in Alanon “ important here?
Finish the slogan…
Detach with _____.
What is “love”
Please share your esh on this slogan
Step 4- made a searching and _____ moral inventory of ourselves.
What is “fearless”
Share on why it’s important that the inventory we do is searching and fearless ?
Or talk about one thing you were surprised to discover when you did your inventory
Or if you haven’t done an inventory yet, what is scaring you the most about doing one? Or what is most exciting about doing one?
Finish the step
“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him praying only for….”
What is “knowledge of his will for us on the power to carry that out“
Talk about how you work step 11 and if you work it daily
Or talk about how praying for knowledge of his will for us is different from praying for our own will
We also talk to newcomers about the importance of getting a —- (person to help them work the steps)
What is a sponsor?
Talk about your first sponsor. (Or any sponsor you’ve had who was amazing). What made that person a wonderful sponsor. What one thing did your sponsor always tell you?Or talk about if you are a sponsor. What have you learned as a sponsor ? How has being a sponsor helped your program? What one thing do you always tell your sponsees ?
Why do you think people say you never graduate from Alanon? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Do you think you will ever graduate from Alanon ? Why or why not? You still need alanon even if your loved one stops drinking?
Finish the slogan..
How _____ is it?
What is “important”
Please share your esh on this sloganTo which 3 entities do we admit the exact nature of our wrongs?
What is “to God, to ourselves and to another human being”
Have you done your 5th step yet? If so, was it harder or easier than you expected? What did you learn from doing it?
If not, are you excited or afraid to do your 5th step? Why?
Or why do you think it’s important that we admit not just to ourselves but also to God and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs? Why can’t we just be general about it?
Finish the step…
“Having had a ——- as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others and practice these principles and all our affairs”
What is a spiritual awakening ?
Talk about…
Have you had this spiritual awakening yet? If not, why not? If so, what was/is it like? How is your program different now?
Or talk about how you share the program with others
Or talk about how you practice the program in all your affairs
One of the most important aspects of the program is anonymity. Explain anonymity like you would to a newcomer
Explain anonymity to a newcomer. what is so important about anonymity? in AlAnon we are all equals. How can knowing someone’s career or educational background or financial status etc affect us being seen as equals in the program? Have you ever had your anonymity broken? How did it feel? Was there negative repercussions? Do you have any positive stories about anonymity you could share?
What do you think is the most important thing you will have gained from Amon when you are one of the old timers?
(If you could use a crystal ball or see the future) What do you hope your life look like in the future as an alanon? After You have worked the 12 steps many times and have many 24 hours in the program?