THE 12 STEPS

STEP I WE ADMITTED WE WERE POWERLESS WE ADMITTED WE WERE POWERLESS OVER GAMBLING – THAT OUR LIVES OVER GAMBLING – THAT OUR LIVES HAD BECOME UNMANAGEABLE. HAD BECOME UNMANAGEABLE.

GOAL - STEP 1 AWARENESS ; RECOGNITION OF LOSS AWARENESS ; RECOGNITION OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF CONTROL REDUCE DENIAL ; FACE REALITY REDUCE DENIAL ; FACE REALITY ACCEPTANCE OF POWERLESSNESS ACCEPTANCE OF POWERLESSNESS

STEP 2 CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER CAME TO BELIEVE THAT A POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE US TO A NORMAL WAY OF RESTORE US TO A NORMAL WAY OF THINKING AND LIVING. THINKING AND LIVING.

GOAL - STEP 2 ASK FOR HELP. ASK FOR HELP. HOPE AND TRUST. HOPE AND TRUST. OPEN MIND. OPEN MIND. NO LONGER ALONE - BELONGING. NO LONGER ALONE - BELONGING.

STEP 3 MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL AND OUR LIVES OVER TO THE CARE OF AND OUR LIVES OVER TO THE CARE OF THIS POWER OF OUR OWN THIS POWER OF OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. UNDERSTANDING.

GOAL - STEP 3 MAKE DECISION DAILY TO ASK FOR HELP. MAKE DECISION DAILY TO ASK FOR HELP. LET GO OF SELF – WILL ; OF NEED TO CONTROL. LET GO OF SELF – WILL ; OF NEED TO CONTROL. AVAIL OF GREATER WISDOM. AVAIL OF GREATER WISDOM.

STEP 4 MADE A SEARCHING AND FEARLESS MADE A SEARCHING AND FEARLESS MORAL AND FINANCIAL INVENTORY MORAL AND FINANCIAL INVENTORY OF OURSELVES. OF OURSELVES.

GOAL : STEP 4 HONESTY WITH SELF. HONESTY WITH SELF. SELF KNOWLEDGE : WHO AM I ? SELF KNOWLEDGE : WHO AM I ? MY LIFE STORY MY LIFE STORY

STEP 5 ADMITTED TO OURSELVES AND TO ADMITTED TO OURSELVES AND TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THE EXACT NATURE OF OUR WRONGS. NATURE OF OUR WRONGS.

GOAL : STEP 5 OWN AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHO I AM. OWN AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHO I AM. LET GO NEGATIVITY FROM THE PAST. LET GO NEGATIVITY FROM THE PAST. RID SENSE OF ISOLATION. RID SENSE OF ISOLATION. BEGIN TRUE RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF AND OTHERS. BEGIN TRUE RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF AND OTHERS.

STEP 6 WERE ENTIRELY READY TO HAVE WERE ENTIRELY READY TO HAVE THESE DEFECTS OF CHARACTER THESE DEFECTS OF CHARACTER REMOVED. REMOVED.

GOAL : STEP 6 IDENTIFY BLOCKS TO RECOVERY. IDENTIFY BLOCKS TO RECOVERY. CHARACTER RECONSTRUCTION. CHARACTER RECONSTRUCTION. INCREASE ASSETS ; REDUCE LIABILITIES.

STEP 7 HUMBLY ASKED GOD (OF OUR HUMBLY ASKED GOD (OF OUR UNDERSTANDING) TO REMOVE OUR UNDERSTANDING) TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGS. SHORTCOMINGS.

GOAL STEP 7 PLAN OF ACTION. PLAN OF ACTION. PRIORITISE MAIN SHORTCOMINGS. PRIORITISE MAIN SHORTCOMINGS. ASK FOR HELP. ASK FOR HELP.

STEP 8 MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD MADE A LIST OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO HARMED AND BECAME WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALL. MAKE AMENDS TO THEM ALL.

GOAL : STEP 8 RESTORE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS. RESTORE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS. PREPARE FOR CHANGE. PREPARE FOR CHANGE. LIST : PEOPLE EFFECTED; DAMAGE DONE – PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, FINANCIAL. LIST : PEOPLE EFFECTED; DAMAGE DONE – PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, FINANCIAL.

STEP 9 MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH MADE DIRECT AMENDS TO SUCH PEOPLE WHEREVER POSSIBLE, EXCEPT PEOPLE WHEREVER POSSIBLE, EXCEPT WHEN TO DO SO WOULD INJURE THEM WHEN TO DO SO WOULD INJURE THEM OR OTHERS. OR OTHERS.

GOAL STEP 9 BEGIN TO RE-BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. BEGIN TO RE-BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. MAKE AMENDS – NOT JUST APOLOGY. MAKE AMENDS – NOT JUST APOLOGY. ACT HONESTLY – STOP HIDING. ACT HONESTLY – STOP HIDING.

STEP 10 CONTINUED TO TAKE PERSONAL CONTINUED TO TAKE PERSONAL INVENTORY AND WHEN WE WERE INVENTORY AND WHEN WE WERE WRONG, PROMPTLY ADMITTED IT. WRONG, PROMPTLY ADMITTED IT.

GOAL : STEP 10 REGULAR MAINTENANCE REGULAR MAINTENANCE EVERYDAY SPOT – CHECK EVERYDAY SPOT – CHECK PROMPTLY DEAL WITH MISTAKES. PROMPTLY DEAL WITH MISTAKES.

STEP 11 SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO IMPROVE OUR MEDITATION TO IMPROVE OUR CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD AS CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD AS WE UNDERSTOOD HIM, PRAYING ONLY WE UNDERSTOOD HIM, PRAYING ONLY FOR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL FOR US FOR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL FOR US AND THE POWER TO CARRY THAT OUT. AND THE POWER TO CARRY THAT OUT.

GOAL : STEP 11 STILLNESS : SLOW DOWN, FOCUS, STILLNESS : SLOW DOWN, FOCUS, LIVE IN THE NOW LIVE IN THE NOW INVOKE WISDOM AND HELP FROM GOD OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING INVOKE WISDOM AND HELP FROM GOD OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING

STEP 12 HAVING MADE AN EFFORT TO HAVING MADE AN EFFORT TO PRACTICE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL PRACTICE THESE PRINCIPLES IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS, WE TRIED TO CARRY OUR AFFAIRS, WE TRIED TO CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER COMPULSIVE THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS. GAMBLERS.

GOAL STEP 12 REACH OUT TO OTHERS REACH OUT TO OTHERS CARRY THE MESSAGE CARRY THE MESSAGE LIVE BY THE PROGRAMME LIVE BY THE PROGRAMME ONE DAY AT A TIME ONE DAY AT A TIME