Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery:
The 12 Steps - A Secular Form
1. Admitted we were powerless over alcohol...our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to understand by admitting our addictions for the result of choices we made in the past, we could make better choices today and tomorrow.
3. Came to understand the only thing in this world we can control is our actions and our reactions.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Came to understand the only way to avoid falling into old behaviors is to live our lives openly and honestly, being true to ourselves, our pasts, and others.
6. Came to understand our own feelings and shortcomings led us to become addicts...and we must become better people by examining those failings and work to correct them.
7. Came to understand our behaviors affect others, and if we wish to improve ourselves, we must be open to accepting the honest feedback and criticism of others, without letting our ego get in the way.
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. Continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Having sought self-awareness and mindfulness through meditation and quiet contemplation, we seek insight and understanding of what we ought to do and the courage and integrity to do it.
12. Came to understand these steps are simply tools we used to help ourselves, and anyone can also apply these tools to help themselves. We will carry this message to other alcoholics and practice these principles in all our affairs.
