Thank you so much for your guidance on the 4th Step. I especially appreciate that you used the Big Book as your template, and expanded from exactly what was written there. I also appreciate your succinctness, your addition of your personal story at the end, and your professionalism. Much appreciated!
@@IllustratedSteps Yes it was better than I usually hear... 😆 My 5th column was a bit different, but it's to much to explain in a text...but overall a very good presentation.
Thank you. So glad you found it helpful. Good luck with your journey into sponsorship. If you stick with the principles outlined in Chapter 7 of the Big Book and you can't go wrong.
Thank you for this. It is the best guide for being thorough, fearless and honest and demonstrates exactly what the Big Book is outlining in a very practical manner.
Thank you - taking a gentleman through 4th step today- and although have done many- this makes it so much easier because , of course, it sticks so closely to the Book! Well done! I appreciate it so much!! Bless you !!
Thank you so much for sharing this information with me. I'm new to the rooms of AA and is working on my steps and I found this video very helpful. God bless😊
Powerlessness is the hardest part to accept… the door opens to everything once acceptance begins … thank God for sobriety… if you are a member of AA don’t stop at the steps! Study the traditions and concepts to assure the program stays alive and well for years to come! 🙏
Our workshops on the Traditions ua-cam.com/video/Jo1rD-yl9q8/v-deo.html and Concepts ua-cam.com/video/puXuH9gEirU/v-deo.html are available as well. The whole series of workshops covering all twelve steps is now available in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLo2zTevE1cSxaYs1am3gIeA-B5gixUDuS.html
Thanks for your interest. Yes, we do have a workshop that covers steps Six through to Step Nine. But, unfortunately we haven't got around to posting here on UA-cam yet. Hopefully we can get that one recorded later this year. If you have an AA home group, the group might like to invite us to do the workshop for you via zoom. We are happy to do that if you'd like. You can contact us via our website illustratedsteps.org/
I get triggered w memories flashbacks n emotions when im writing to the point I have to stop.. Dysregulated...then i cant go on...n want to scream or hide...😔😓🙏.
One thing to remember - the 4th Step is not meant to retraumatizing. Move on quickly. Only take the 4th Step once. The joy is in the later steps when we start to change. Hang on to hope. Hope turns to faith after the 5th Step.
I refuse to work the steps, especially step 4, with someone I don’t even know, or trust, just to be told everything is MY fault! Then he’d probably share my step 5 with everyone else. I’m a happy, sober, “dry drunk” as far as AA is concerned.
I've never liked the uncomplimentary term 'dry drunk'. Sober is sober. That's what matters. I like what Tom P had to say about it here ua-cam.com/video/X8YOiqU8g1Q/v-deo.html
It should be completed one column with all names first before move on to the next one., rather done by row. Because you might not change your perspective at once by completing the same row at once. And it is prayers involved for this is a spiritual program, not an intellectual one.
This is bizarre stuff. Only the individual gets clean and that is an act of will. I don't owe my sobriety to any godhead, only close family and the medics.
Thanks for your comment. Not everybody needs a program like this to stop drinking. The AA program is drastic and revolutionary. It's bizarre but it works for chronic alcoholics - the ones like me who couldn't get sober on willpower. Glad you found what works for you.
This is absolutely great! Thank you. The clearest and most definitive guide I’ve found.
Thanks. We like to keep it simple and stick to the book.
The whole series of workshops covering all twelve steps has now been posted. See ua-cam.com/play/PLo2zTevE1cSxaYs1am3gIeA-B5gixUDuS.html
This is by far the best video I've seen on step 4 to date. Thank you guys
Thanks Andrew. We are working with good material because the Big Book is the source.
Thank you so much for your guidance on the 4th Step. I especially appreciate that you used the Big Book as your template, and expanded from exactly what was written there. I also appreciate your succinctness, your addition of your personal story at the end, and your professionalism. Much appreciated!
Excellent, you even added the prayer column,
Glad you found it useful. It's important to pause and pray during the process. And keep it simple.
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Yes it was better than I usually hear... 😆
My 5th column was a bit different, but it's to much to explain in a text...but overall a very good presentation.
So happy I found your video instructions! So very helpful and I'm grateful I found you. On to my fourth step friends. Thank you so much
Excellent video. So, so helpful. I am a new sponsor learning how to be most helpful to others doing step work. Thank you!
Thank you.
So glad you found it helpful.
Good luck with your journey into sponsorship. If you stick with the principles outlined in Chapter 7 of the Big Book and you can't go wrong.
The whole series of workshops covering all twelve steps is now available in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLo2zTevE1cSxaYs1am3gIeA-B5gixUDuS.html
Fantastic work. Very clear.
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for this. It is the best guide for being thorough, fearless and honest and demonstrates exactly what the Big Book is outlining in a very practical manner.
Glad you found it useful.
Thank you! I got stuck on step 4 until I saw this. Excellent walk-through! Ended up writing for 11 hrs yesterday.
So glad you were able to get unstuck! Keep up the good work.
Thank you for making this video, I'm on day 8 and ready to start step 4,I really appreciate you, God is good
Hope your inventory has given you some insight. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your service. I have shared this in my IOP lectures and our clients have found it quite useful.
So glad you found it useful.
Thank you for this. Simple yet effective and thorough. Much love.
You're so welcome!
This video is so valuable for working with my sponsees thank you so much for creating and posting!
Glad it was helpful!
The whole series of workshops covering all twelve steps is now available in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLo2zTevE1cSxaYs1am3gIeA-B5gixUDuS.html
Thank you - taking a gentleman through 4th step today- and although have done many- this makes it so much easier because , of course, it sticks so closely to the Book! Well done! I appreciate it so much!! Bless you !!
So glad you found this workshop helpful.
We like to keep thing honest, fearless and thorough. And, of course, simple!
Excellent beginning....I hope the rest is as good...
Please can i ger this it helped
Excellent demonstration
Thank you for this. I am on this step and this illustration helped immensely to translate the Big Book verbiage into a practical application.
Thanks for the feedback.
Glad we are able to help.
Thank you for this. Thank you very much.
Glad you liked it. We start a new series of workshops via Zoom next Sunday 25th April 2021 2:00pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time - UTC+10)
This is wonderful stuff, thank you
Our pleasure!
Thank you so much for sharing this information with me. I'm new to the rooms of AA and is working on my steps and I found this video very helpful. God bless😊
So glad you found this useful.
"To be helpful is our only aim." AA Big Book p102 🙂
Thank you. Very thorough and clear
You are welcome!
The whole series of workshops covering all twelve steps is now available in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLo2zTevE1cSxaYs1am3gIeA-B5gixUDuS.html
thankyou
Helping others is the key. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Powerlessness is the hardest part to accept… the door opens to everything once acceptance begins … thank God for sobriety… if you are a member of AA don’t stop at the steps! Study the traditions and concepts to assure the program stays alive and well for years to come! 🙏
Our workshops on the Traditions ua-cam.com/video/Jo1rD-yl9q8/v-deo.html and Concepts ua-cam.com/video/puXuH9gEirU/v-deo.html are available as well.
The whole series of workshops covering all twelve steps is now available in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLo2zTevE1cSxaYs1am3gIeA-B5gixUDuS.html
A definite addition to sponsoring- ty
Thank you for your presentation and delivery. Your approach clears up the confusing parts (for me) of Step Four (and other Steps). Very enlightening!
Very glad you found it useful.
Thank u so much..u made this step so simple..was worried how to start...bt now i knoe dis is all abt surrender...honest and thorough..thank u 🙏🙏🙏
This is so incredibly helpful thank you !
"To be helpful is our only aim." Big Book p89 🙂
Thank you!!!
Doing our best to carry the message. That's what keeps us sober.
Amazing work 💯 Brava
Thank you! Cheers!
I keep laughing when he said Jack from the Pub gives me the shits
I've met Jack. He annoys everyone. 😁
thank you very much..please do you have illustrated guide for step 6 n so on..❤
Thanks for your interest.
Yes, we do have a workshop that covers steps Six through to Step Nine. But, unfortunately we haven't got around to posting here on UA-cam yet. Hopefully we can get that one recorded later this year.
If you have an AA home group, the group might like to invite us to do the workshop for you via zoom. We are happy to do that if you'd like.
You can contact us via our website illustratedsteps.org/
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Subscribing.... The bastard😂
Mr Brown is a bastard for sure. 😊
I get triggered w memories flashbacks n emotions when im writing to the point I have to stop..
Dysregulated...then i cant go on...n want to scream or hide...😔😓🙏.
One thing to remember - the 4th Step is not meant to retraumatizing. Move on quickly. Only take the 4th Step once.
The joy is in the later steps when we start to change.
Hang on to hope.
Hope turns to faith after the 5th Step.
I refuse to work the steps, especially step 4, with someone I don’t even know, or trust, just to be told everything is MY fault! Then he’d probably share my step 5 with everyone else. I’m a happy, sober, “dry drunk” as far as AA is concerned.
I've never liked the uncomplimentary term 'dry drunk'.
Sober is sober. That's what matters.
I like what Tom P had to say about it here ua-cam.com/video/X8YOiqU8g1Q/v-deo.html
It should be completed one column with all names first before move on to the next one., rather done by row. Because you might not change your perspective at once by completing the same row at once. And it is prayers involved for this is a spiritual program, not an intellectual one.
This workshop explicitly suggests that we do one column at a time. And it emphasizes the prayers and the spiritual nature of the Step Four.
This is bizarre stuff. Only the individual gets clean and that is an act of will. I don't owe my sobriety to any godhead, only close family and the medics.
Thanks for your comment. Not everybody needs a program like this to stop drinking.
The AA program is drastic and revolutionary. It's bizarre but it works for chronic alcoholics - the ones like me who couldn't get sober on willpower.
Glad you found what works for you.