AA Originals: Step Ten - Watch & Pray
If we don’t watch ourselves both within and without, we won’t know what to pray for; but if we’ll learn to watch, we’ll begin to pray like AA’s pioneers.
AA Originals: Steps Eight & Nine - The Forgiveness Factor
Forgiveness opens us to new levels of humility and presents opportunities to heal old wounds. This episode tells how central it was to the pioneers and still is for today’s addict.
AA Originals Step Seven: Egocide - How to Commit It and Survive
This Step centers on gaining enough humility to overcome addiction. It's the death of one self and the birth of another.
AA Originals: Step Six - Surrender 2.0
Early AA’s often underwent two surrenders. The second became Steps 6 & 7. Wilson said he put the Four Absolutes here.
AA Originals: Step Five - Sharing Our Souls Clean
Early AA's followed the Letter of James to "confess your faults one to another." The deeper they shared the cleaner they felt. Dr. Bob's wife encouraged people to "go naked to God."
AA Originals: Step Four - How the Pioneers Did Inventory
Early AA’s had a far simpler approach to taking inventory. Learn how they did it and why it worked.
AA Originals: Step Three - It’s Simply A Decision
Early AA’s did this Step only once and always in the presence of another. Learn how this simpler method moves us quickly into the next critical phase of recovery.
AA Originals: Step Two - A Laboratory Called Trust
Early AA’s completed this Step in a matter of minutes. Learn how they did it and why agnostics are especially welcome!
AA Originals: Step One - Our Hopeless Condition
Bill Wilson carefully chose words for this Step. Understanding why he chose them can unlock their meaning and give you a stronger foundation in recovery.
AA Originals: Discovering 12 Steps’ Spiritual Roots
AA’s Co-founders and the First 100 recovered in the Oxford Group. Learn how the 12 Steps emerged from the Group and how this can strengthen your recovery.