Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.

It welcomes all those who need help regardless of the faith or religion they follow. However, AA has since evolved as a religion-neutral platform. As AA was founded as a Christian organization initially, there is a slight religious influence in these 12 steps.

All members are required to participate in the 12 steps to achieve the desired goals. The 12-step program of AA is aimed at creating a sense of self-awareness among individuals addicted to alcohol and other substances.

319 aa meeting