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Phinneas · 11-30-2005, 09:46 AM

Hello, family. I am (finally) ready, willing and able to do my 4th step. Can call on your collective wisdom to answer a few questions? (My sponsor is out of town and I'd like to get a start on this before she gets back.)

How do you organize it? I am doing it in a spiral notebook and by organize, I mean how do I get all of the resentments for one person/thing all in the same place without jumping all over from topic to topic?

Where do I start? Should I go back to childhood or stick to my drinking/using career?

Most of my resentments are of myself, is this ok; is it normal? Do I handle this any differently than resentments against other people or things?

How long should I allow? How will I know when I am done?

I know there is probably no "right" answers to these questions. I'd love to hear your wisdom and experience on the topic.

I am going to just take a deep breathe and dive in. Wish me luck!

11-30-2005, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Phinneas Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: fumbling towards ecstasy Posts: 2,614	4th Step Questions Hello, family. I am (finally) ready, willing and able to do my 4th step. Can call on your collective wisdom to answer a few questions? (My sponsor is out of town and I'd like to get a start on this before she gets back.) How do you organize it? I am doing it in a spiral notebook and by organize, I mean how do I get all of the resentments for one person/thing all in the same place without jumping all over from topic to topic? Where do I start? Should I go back to childhood or stick to my drinking/using career? Most of my resentments are of myself, is this ok; is it normal? Do I handle this any differently than resentments against other people or things? How long should I allow? How will I know when I am done? I know there is probably no "right" answers to these questions. I'd love to hear your wisdom and experience on the topic. I am going to just take a deep breathe and dive in. Wish me luck! __________________ If ten people tell you that you have a tail... you might want to turn around and look.