"Step Ten frees us from the wreckage of our present. If we do not stay aware of our defects, they can drive us into a corner that we can't get out of clean.

One of the first things we learn in Narcotics Anonymous is that if we use, we lose. By the same token, we won't experience as much pain if we can avoid the things that cause us pain. continuing to take personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ours3elves, our actions, attitudes and relationships on a regular basis."