The Twelve Steps

The Twelve steps of AA and their Principles are the basis of the program of recovery from alcoholism offered by How It Works Global

Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcoholism—that our lives had become unmanageable.

The Principle is Honesty

Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

The Principle is Hope

Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

The Principle is Faith

Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

The Principle is Courage

Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

The Principle is Integrity

Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

The Principle is Willingness

Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

The Principle is Humility

Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

The Principle is Brotherly Love

Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

The Principle is Justice

Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

The Principle is Perseverance

Step 11: 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.

The Principle is Spiritual Awareness

Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

The Principle is Service

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

Known as the "Big Book," the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism since the first edition appeared in 1939. How It Works Global focuses on the Big Book in the majority of our meetings, using the first 164 pages, plus Dr. Bob’s Nightmare and Spiritual Experience as the basis of our program.

We hold five Zoom meetings every day of the year.

USA - Pacific

4:00am

7:30am

11:00am

2:30pm

10:30pm

USA - Eastern

1:30am

7:00am

10:30am

2:00pm

5:30pm

UK - GMT/BST

6:30am

12:00pm

3:30pm

7:00pm

10:30pm

European Central

7:30am

1:00pm

4:30pm

8:00pm

11:30pm

Our meetings are open to all who are affected by alcoholism – that is everyone.