ACA Recovery Talk: THE INNER CHILD STEPS Part 3 - Steps 4 & 5.

Описание: This video is Part 3 of a 5 part series on the Inner Child Steps or Tony A. Steps (I use these two descriptions interchangeably). This video covers Steps 4 & 5.

Step 4) We made a searching and blameless inventory of our parents because, in essence, we had become them.

Step 5) We admitted to our Higher Power, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our childhood abandonment.

The Tony A. Steps are the foundation for ACA Recovery. However, they are not directly mentioned or listed anywhere in ACA's literature (what did you expect from a fellowship of dysfunctional people lol). In any event, this means you have to go out of your way to find them - although many meetings have a copy of these important Steps. I believe the name "Tony A. Steps" should be changed to "Inner Child Steps" to motivate people to access and learn these Steps. It took almost 5 years in program for me to realize the importance of these Steps to my recovery...

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The purpose of the Tony A. Steps is to heal the inner child through unconditional love. Below the Tony A. Steps you will find a link to Tony's book which is available as a pdf on Amazon. It explains the 14 Traits of ACA as well as the Tony A. Steps. I highly recommend this as copyright law prohibits ACA from publishing the Tony A. version of the Steps. There is also a YouTube link of Tony A. presenting his Steps to the ACA fellowship... it's 50 minutes long and you get credit for attending a meeting lol.

THE INNER CHILD STEPS AKA The Tony A. Steps
1. We admitted we were powerless over the effects of living with alcoholism and that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could bring us clarity.
3. We made a decision to practice self-love and to trust in a Higher Power of our understanding.
4. We made a searching and blameless inventory of our parents because, in essence, we had become them.
5. We admitted to our Higher Power, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our childhood abandonment.
6. We were entirely ready to begin the healing process with the aid of our Higher Power.
7. We humbly asked our Higher Power to help us with our healing process.
8. We became willing to open ourselves to receive the unconditional love of our Higher Power.
9. We became willing to accept our own unconditional love by understanding that our Higher Power loves us unconditionally.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and to love and approve of ourselves.
11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power, praying only for knowledge of its will for us and the power to carry it out.
12. We have had a spiritual awakening as a result of taking these steps, and we continue to love ourselves and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Source: “The Laundry List: The ACoA Experience” by Tony A.

Link to YouTube of Tony A. introducing his Steps to ACA.
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Link to "The Laundry List: The ACoA Experience" by Tony A.
on Amazon - Kindle version currently $9.99
https://www.amazon.com/Laundry-List-A...