Thursday, May 17, 2012

Step Four

Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.  Step Four, Alcoholics Anonymous

Questions from the Contents page in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions:
How instincts can exceed their proper function.  Step Four is an effort to discover our liabilities.  Basic problem of extremes in instinctive drives.  Misguided moral inventory can result in guilt, grandiositiy, or blaming others.  Assets can be noted with liabilities.  Self-justification is dangerous.  Willingness to take inventory brings light and new confidence.  Step Four is beginning of lifetime practice.  Common symptoms of emotional insecurity are worry, anger, self-pity, and depression.  Inventory reviews relationships.  Importance of thoroughness.


Reading Assignment:
Step Four - Re-read Chapter 5,  How It Works
Step Four - Page 42-54 in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

A  variety of worksheets based on the Big Book on the 4th Step:

http://www.royy.com/step4.pdf
http://www.upperroomcomm.com/bbsguide/
http://www.stepsbybigbook.net/show_docs.php?Type_ID=4
http://www.step12.com/step-4.html

***This is not meant to substitute getting a sponsor***
***This is not meant to be a comprehensive Step***
***This is meant to be food for thought for me and if it helps you, then, "Thank You God"***

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