Donna I did just as you said, my sponsor told me to read what the BB said as soon as I finished step 3:
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Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action ... at once...[Big Book page 63, line 32 & page 64, line 3]
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We spent the next 2 1/2 hours discussing how to take inventory the way the BB says to do it.
The promises after step 5 have all come true, we did 6 & 7 4 days later and then discussed in depth 8 & 9. He looked at me and grinned and said "I bet you have a longer list for 9 then you did for 4!" I had to laugh, I said "Yea Jake, your right, step 5 was freeing enough, but if I ever finish step 9 I will be beyond free."
lightseeker you will not get any arguement from me as to when the BB says to start/do your 4th step.
I switched sponsors because I wanted to stop the pain and my first sponsor after 3 months sober had not even worked with me through the 1st step. Do not get me wrong, he is a great guy and helped me a lot, but between his job and traveling he simply did not have the time to help me through them.
I have been working with my new sponsor for just a little over 3 months and am now working 8-9.
The pain is almost totally gone..... God is great!
I am sure you see the same things in the rooms that I see, people who knock out the first 3 and then keep putting off that 4th step, then once they do it they seem to always share how freeing it was to do. This is usually when someone who has been putting it off for way to long will ask that question stating that they whipped right through the first three long ago.
Doing it right after step 3 is also mentioned.