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An Analysis of the Steps -Primary Purpose
                                       Group                                       Step 9. - Make restitution to all those on our Step
                                                                                   Eight list of people  we have harmed.

            Step 1.-The Problem - alcoholism.
            Step 2.-The Solution - a Power greater than our-                         Comment:  We will now begin to be at peace
            selves.                                                                  with the people and the world around us.
            Step 3.-A Decision to take the rest of the Steps to
            learn if that Power greater than ourselves is available                Step 10.- Continue to apply Steps 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
            to us.                                                                 moment by moment, day by day.


             Comment:  We will now begin to be at peace
             with the God of our understanding.                                      Comment:  This is how we stay free of our
                                                                                     old ideas and begin spiritual growth.


            Step 4-An effort to learn the Truth about ourselves.
            Step 5-The humility to honestly admit our character                    Step 11.  This is how we learn to talk to God (pray)
            defects to our Higher Power, ourselves and another                     and listen to God (meditation).
            human being and to  learn more of the Truth about                      Step 12.   This is the Promise of the Program, the
            the way we have treated and harmed others.                             statement of our Primary Purpose and how we are
            Step 6-A commitment to our Higher Power that we                        to apply these   Steps to every area of our lives.  This
            will continue our study of the Big Book and follow                     is where we live the Program.
            the clear-cut directions to the best of our under-
            standing.
            Step 7-Now that we have told Him we will do our                          Comment:  “We feel that elimination of our
            part, we humbly ask Him to do His part.                                  drinking is but a beginning.  A much more
                                                                                     important demonstration of our principles
             Comment:  We will now begin to be at peace                              [Twelve Steps] lies before us in our respec-
             with ourselves.                                                         tive homes, occupations and affairs.” [p. 19]



            Step 8.- Take the list from Column One of our
            Fourth Step add to it all the people we have neglect-
            ed, used, abused or otherwise harmed.                                    The Primary Purpose Group of North Ocean City, MD meets Thursday
                                                                                       Nights at St Peter’s Lutheran Church 103 St  and Ocean Highway,
                                                                                                        Ocean City MD at 7:00 PM
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