Recovering Benedict. John Edward Crean Jr.

The Twelve Steps (adapted)

      1 I admit I am powerless over my dependencies and that my life has gone out of control.

      2 I believe in a Higher Power that can restore me to sanity.

      3 I surrender my life and my will to my Higher Power.

      4 I examine my life as courageously and as completely as I can.

      5 I admit to my Higher Power, to myself, and to someone else exactly what I’ve been doing wrong.

      6 I am fully prepared for my Higher Power to remove all my character defects.

      7 I humbly ask my Higher Power to remove all my character defects.

      8 I list every person I have harmed and am ready to make amends to each and every one of them.

      9 I make amends personally to everyone I have harmed wherever possible, unless doing so would cause them or others further harm.

      10 I continue examining my life, and whenever I do wrong, promptly admit it.

      11 I seek more conscious contact with my Higher Power, asking only for discernment and perseverance.

      12 Grateful for my spiritual awakening from working these steps, I share my experience with others, while practicing these principles myself, one day at a time.