To open pdf files, you will need adobe reader or equivalent software. On the tao of recovery website, they provide an excellent description of this step, which can be found in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. In all these situations we need selfrestraint, honest. My tenth step here is the tenth step in the aa invelve step program. New nightly inventory tool my spiritual toolkitmy spiritual. Tenth step inventory we continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. If someone offers you one that you can type your 4th step inventory in it run away as fast as you can. Do not get upset if you could have done better or if you fail to live up to your expectations of yourself. We have a written inventory and we are pre pared for a long talk. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but does not suggest writing anything down.
This app includes 10th step inventory, 11th step night time inventory and lots of other features. The first step is the beginning of the recovery process. When these crop up, i humbly ask you to remove them at once. All humans and are bound to make mistakes and errors. Step four 42 made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or. The emphasis on inventory is heavy only because a great many of us have never really acquired the habit of accurate selfappraisal. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing. Owning up to those wrongs quickly settles the issue. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. Step 10 steps by the big book and step 10 flowchart. The big book s suggestion for daily work on this step is to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear.
Dec 07, 2017 the tenth step, in some ways, is the practice of steps 4 through 9, but on a continual basis. This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have ad mitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects. The tenth step, in some ways, is the practice of steps 4 through 9, but on a continual basis. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop, refer to the third edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. We continue to take inventory as in step four and continue to make amends if we harm anyone as in steps eight and nine. Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. The quick inventory is aimed at our daily ups and downs, especially those where people or new events throw us off balance and tempt us to make mistakes. We are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous.
And at length our inventories become a regular part of everyday living, rather than something unusual or set apart. Under tools, simply select the nightly inventory tab to begin. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. If you are using the fourth edition make sure you are on the correct page. Freely downloadable word doc and pdf files are available for the following sections for workbook for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa. Step 10 questions to ask yourself while working step 10 step ten part 1.
Here is the step 11 worksheet created for our group. Remember, this is a program of growth and recovery and if you are clean today, you are doing something right. Do a spotcheck inventory, acknowledge faults to another person, be willing to remove shortcomings, ask hp for guidance, determine if we have harmed someone with our behavior and make amends. Na has an information pamphlet entitled living the program which i have found to be very helpful in a daily analysis of how my recovery is going. We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. Questions continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. The worksheets were created by using the precise instructions in the big book to make taking the fourth step as easy and simple as possible. This thought brings us to step ten, which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any. This thought brings us to step ten, which suggests we continue to take. I admit that my life is unmanageable when i try to control it. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions. Resentment inventory prompt sheet here is a list of people, institutions and principles that may be helpful in your resentment inventory. I pray that i discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if i have harmed anyone. As long as i follow directions without expectation, both sets of promises are realized.
Joe and charlies 10th and 11th step worksheet emotional. A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Step 10 of alcoholics anonymous encourages you to examine yourself as a part of your daily routine. My spiritual toolkit now includes a nightly inventory tool.
We explain to our partner what we are about to do and why we have to do it. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost everyone. Many people today are unfamiliar with the assets and liabilities checklist that was used by the a. Step ten a daily tenth step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing.
Tenth step inventory app that was created by members to help simplify their daily inventory. The only difference is that the focus has shifted from the past and into the present. In step ten youll continue to take personal inventory. Did you know, before the big book was published, the early members of aa studied the bible. In fact, the 10th step can be seen as the culmination of successfully completing steps four through nine.
See inventory guide sheet on the next page to use as a guide while writing. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. Tenth step nightly inventory app that was created by members to help simplify their daily inventory. I have found a daily inventory or look back at my day to be very helpful in identifying areas of my life which need attention or more work. The 10th step promises are what i actually experienced when i did the work. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of. Steps by the big book step 10 steps by the big book.
Displaying all worksheets related to step 10 inventory. Misguided moral inventory can result in guilt, grandiosity, or blaming others. If you run out of space in any box, continue on other side. Our steps by the big book group sessions are not official aa meetings. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly.
Tenth step prayer god, i pray that i continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. Before we ask what a spotcheck inventory is, lets look at the kind of setting in which such an inventory can do its work. Please read that instruction sheet, follow the instructions, and also read all the references in the big book mentioned in the instructions, and read the big book references on each one of the individual forms. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol. Step tens moral inventory can be as simple as making a journal or a mental note of what i had done, right and wrong in context to my values and promptly admitting when i was wrong. Into action 75 that he will not try to change our plan. This checklist is discussed on page 64 of the big book. Reflect on ten yes or no questions at the end of your day to help you complete your 10th step inventory.
This brings us to the fifth step in the program of recovery mentioned in the preceding chapter. Rather than weighing on the conscience or building up to produce greater consequence, the mistake is corrected promptly and the problem nipped in the bud. They moved me deeply, usually a few months before an epic relapse. Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear 4th step. Worksheets are step continued to take personal inventory and when we, 10th step work, resentment inventory prompt, 10th step daily inventory, 4th step work, fourth step inventory, 11th step work, writing for today. Step 11 on awakening, let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Liabilities and assets checklist for a moral inventory. Optional tool within the app lets you track how well youre walking on the 12th step beam over time, depending on how. People father step mother step sisters step brothers step aunts uncles cousins clergy police lawyers judges doctors employers employees coworkers in. If we are to experience permanent recovery from alcoholism, what do we need to do. Step ten asks that you continue the process you worked during steps four through nine. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60.
Just as you addressed your defects, you must keep your. Dec 07, 2018 find the right addiction recovery center. Step 10 preparing for the tenth step the tenth step. Step four is an effort to discove r our liabilities. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted. It also a feature to create gratitude lists besides the free sobriety calculator. When we decide who is to hear our story, we waste no time.
While studying the suggestions for step ten, she recalls, i realized something that i had been missing. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong. How was i resentful if so, do 4 column inventory 2. The big book authors indicate that the best way to deal with our fears is to do exactly what we did with resentments. The 9th step promises were what i thought were cool sitting there keeping myself sober. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step ten 91 ation of longstanding diffi culties had better be postponed, when possible, to times deliberately set aside for that purpose. This womans desperation led her to reread alcoholics anonymous often called the big book of aa. In fact, one of the possible names for aa then was, the james club after the book of james from the bible. I pray that i turn my thoughts to someone i can help.