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Originally Posted by James13  I think I will be ready for it after I work steps 1-4. |
I know you'll be ready for it, do the Steps in order and you get the Big Kawabunga, the Promises! Step 5 is incredibly freeing, and I'd recommend reading about that Step in your 12&12 and also The Little Red Book. I know it's intimidating, but this one brought on the peace in a big way for me.
Fifth Step Promises....
1. In actual practice, we usually find a solitary self-appraisal insufficient. (72:2)
2. If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking. (72:2)
3. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear; they only thought they had humbled themselves. But they had not learned enough of humility, fearlessness and honesty, in the sense we find it necessary, until they told someone else all their life story. (73:0)
4. We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. (73:4)
5. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. (75:2)
6. We can look the world in the eye. (75:2)
7. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease. (75:2)
8. Our fears fall from us. (75:2)
9. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. (75:2)
10. We may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have a spiritual experience. (75:2)
11. The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly. (75:2)
12. We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe. (75:2)