Category Archives: Step 2
Discovering My Beliefs
I am working long hours these days with little time to write amidst a full and busy life. The movie business is challenging that way, requiring so much time and attention that things I love often get pushed aside for … Continue reading
Ordinary Attributes
The Monday night Emotional Sobriety men’s group is deep into Step 2 now, having dug into the paragraphs about the roadblocks of indifference, fancied self-sufficiency, prejudice and defiance and taken a look at where I can become the bewildered one … Continue reading
Widening the Hoop
Today I’m bouncing back to Step 2 and looking at a paragraph that the Emotional Sobriety men’s group discussed several weeks ago, but one that I feel needs another look. This paragraph comes on the heels of my Savage State … Continue reading
Confronted With A Dilemma
Recently, The Emotional Sobriety men’s group moved into to Step 2 as we took a good look at the first paragraph on page 25 of the “12&12″: “Step Two. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore … Continue reading
Dissecting the 12 Steps
Our Thursday night Emotional Sobriety Step Study group has come to the end of Step 2 and we have spent the last meeting and a half overviewing this incredible Step. This blog has posts for all the paragraphs so … Continue reading
Rightly Relating Myself
Nearly two weeks ago, our Thursday Emotional Sobriety Step Study group began taking a look at the final paragraph in Step 2 on page 32 of “The Twelve and Twelve”: “Therefore, Step Two is the rallying point for all … Continue reading
Soundness of Mind
Last Thursday night, our Emotional Sobriety Step Study group talked about the last paragraph on page 32 in Step 2 of the “12 and 12″: “Few indeed are the practicing alcoholics who have any idea how irrational they are, or … Continue reading
Thursday Take-Away Part 2: Quality vs. Quantity
We decided to read and discuss two paragraphs last Thursday night because the first presented the riddle and the second presented to answer. Yesterday, I wrote about the riddle in “Pledge Maker”. Today, let’s look at the first paragraph … Continue reading
Thursday Take-Away Part 1: The Pledge Maker
Last Thursday night, the Emotional Sobriety Step Study meeting dug into two paragraphs that go hand in hand in Step 2 in the 12 & 12. Starting on page 30, the last paragraph reads: “Now let’s take the guy … Continue reading
What Is Your Will For Me Right Now?
Last Thursday night, our Emotional Sobriety Step Study group took a look at the 2nd paragraph on page 31 of the 12 & 12: “When we encountered A.A., the fallacy of our defiance was revealed. At no time had … Continue reading