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FightingIrish · 03-28-2008, 06:50 AM

Two big obstacles I am grateful to have been able to overcome with Step Two (and Three):

1. All that is required is open-mindedness
2. I don't have to define what a power greater than myself is
3. I don't have to cringe when others in the rooms refer to the power that is greater than themselves as "God".

Forgive me, but I haven't yet memorized all the literature...I am under the impression that the term "Higher Power" isn't actually used anywhere that is germaine to the steps. Is this true? I am not trying to be a Mr. Smarty Pants or prove anyone wrong, but I recall observing that when I was first starting to think about the steps.

That helped me a lot.

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FightingIrish problem with authority Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 873	Two big obstacles I am grateful to have been able to overcome with Step Two (and Three): 1. All that is required is open-mindedness 2. I don't have to define what a power greater than myself is 3. I don't have to cringe when others in the rooms refer to the power that is greater than themselves as "God". Forgive me, but I haven't yet memorized all the literature...I am under the impression that the term "Higher Power" isn't actually used anywhere that is germaine to the steps. Is this true? I am not trying to be a Mr. Smarty Pants or prove anyone wrong, but I recall observing that when I was first starting to think about the steps. That helped me a lot.