Step 2

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

Overview

1. In this step, you will create an inventory of people or institutions that influenced you or had an impact on your life, your values, your beliefs.
2. Try to include both positive and negative impacts.

Reading

1. Read Step Two in “Step Into Action”
   • Highlight anything that hits you deeply
   • Write a word or two in the margin as to Why?
2. Read Members of SA Share in “Step Into Action”
   • Highlight anything that hits you deeply
   • Write a word or two in the margin as to Why?
3.  Read Questions to Consider in “Step Into Action”
   • Just read and think about the questions.

Questions

1. Name 4 people that were influential or impactful in your life that: 
   • Encouraged you
   • Influenced your views about God
   • Influenced your views about sex
   • Discouraged you
2. Where did you learn:
   • That you had to solve your own problems?
   • That you had to hide the sexual things you did?
   • That you could use anger to try to control your world?

Writing

1. Read Preparing a Step Two Inventory in “Step Into Action”
2. Open and review my example file 
   • Open the file “Rick’s Step 2 Inventory.pdf”
3. Start working on your own Step 2 Inventory
   1. Option 1 – Make your own on paper
      • You may follow the directions and make your own inventory on paper.
   2. Option 2 – Print PDF
      • Go to the Step 2 Files folder below
      • Open the file “Step 2 Inventory – Template.pdf”
      • Print as many copies as you need
   3. Option 3 – Use Excel spreadsheet (requires Excel or similar app)
      • Go to the File Versions link below
      • Click on Download under the Excel-Files.zip file
      • Go to your Download folder on your computer
      • Doubleclick the Zip file to extract all the files to a folder of your choice
      • Open the file “Step 2 Inventory – Template.xlsx”
      • Save your work to your own filename or into a different folder.

Files

The files for this step are shown below in PDF format. To find files in Excel, Mac, or Google format, check the File Versions page.