Not Complete

I think we've all had that sometime in elementary school. Left me feeling quite foolish.

I agree with that.

It almost looks like the 12-step program list, except there are only 10. Odd.

At 3. it says "decision to turn our will and lives over to god as he understood us"
What is this about?? I would think the step-programs for overcoming addiction do not include religious issues...?

But see here-
http://en.wikipedia.or...program#Twelve_Steps

Oh, ok, obviously I was wrong! Thank you now I know better!

I was the opposite to you Motts, I spent ten minutes writing my name so it was perfect. They've got very neat and tidy writing, much more so than the person declaring it incomplete.

My paper never got handed-in. It was blank, because I was staring out the window, or in some other world!

Yep self inventory for a 12 step program. Good luck to the person who did this

Yes this is part of the 12 steps of AA

What a bummer! This person would of got like a B/B+, but forgot to write their name. And it was written neatly too.

Uh-oh... in Step 1, they admitted to being powerless over their "addition." I hate that. I struggle to get a passing grade in algebra class, too, and often feel that math makes my life unmanageable. At least I am not alone!

12 steps is all you need.... trouble is you need to live it each and everyday. That is where God comes in for He will carry you though each step,

Canada...you made me think of my FAVORITE story:

Footprints by Anonymous...

I LOVE that and it makes me cry every time when at the end He says (the time there were only one set of footprints) that that was the time He carried the person.

So beautiful. :)

Maybe there was an other sheet of paper that got lost with the other 2 steps?

on top it says "not complete" - probably meaning the missing two steps.

looks like someone brought the trapper keeper to AA

Does no one consider that feeling powerless over their lives is WHY so many people get addicted to alcohol and other drugs?!
"Turning one's life over" to another entity is abdicating personal responsibility and infantilising the addict. This only forces the addict to replace dependence on one thing with another (the group), AND provides an easy way out of having true growth and healing as a person.

/end rant)

Vastarien202 - Quite contrary... people get addicted to alcohol and other drugs for many reasons - a common thread in addicts, however is the persistant belief that one can and should control everything; even those things well beyond the control of any one human being. "turning one's life over" is an exercise in humility, not abdication of personal responsibility... in fact, most of the twelve steps are intended to foster recognition and acceptance of personal responsibility - in all interactions... see steps 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10. However, everyone is entitled to their own opinion... and while I disagree with it, I respect your right to yours.

I think a big factor in addiction for many people is self-medication. The need to control some aspect of one's life, when there is so much that cannot be changed, and a desire to escape that sense of powerlessness also contribute....and they are probably all bound up together.

I have two problems with twelve-step programs. The first is the traditional opposition of the programs to the use of any psychotropic (mind-altering) drug, and the inclusion of prescribed medications like antidepressants and mood stabilizers in the category of "forbidden" substances.

The other problem I have is the whole concept of "powerlessness." If I were truly powerless over my addiction, how could I make the decision to end my abuse of substances and seek help in that regard?

I'm morally bankrupt and cannot take a moral inventory, fearless or otherwise.

I too sometimes feel "powerless over [my] addition", Rekrats. First thing this logophile noticed! (-;

The top remarks do bring a quick and crashing perspective, don't they? So much soul searching squashed by administrative ink...

this list is very similar to some list I've made at church. it's really a way of looking inward thats all, not just crazy talk