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I vs. We
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. Albert Schwetzer
Step Ten taught us to continue to take our personal inventory. By practicing this step, we were able to recognize when we started moving away from dependence on a Higher Power and began to take back our own self-will.
It is essential for us to understand the message of Steps Ten and Eleven fully. They not only emphasize the need to follow their guidelines for our personal recovery, they also reflect the universality of their principles as they apply to others.
The Steps say: "Continued to take personal inventory, and when we (not "I") were wrong promptly admitted it." And, "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our (not "my") conscious contact with God as we (not "I") understood him." We are in no way attempting to diminish the impact of our own personal use of the steps. But we need to keep in mind that the Twelve Step process has been around for some time. It has been tested over and over. And when it is followed with care, it seems to be almost infallible.
A message to remember is: "We can do what I can't do." It is precisely because these steps have worked for so many thousands before us that we can be assured of their effectiveness. It is by listening to our predecessors and following their path that we can walk in dignity once more.
Today's Step: The thousands who go with me and before me on this path make it easier to follow.
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Step By Step, meditations for living the 12 Steps. Muriel Zink