Go Back   SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information > Alcoholism Information > Alcoholism-12 Step Support > Step Study > Step 7
Forgot Password? Join Us!
Register Blogs FAQ Calendar Arcade Mark Forums Read Chat Room [5]


Welcome to the Sober Recovery Community

Already registered? Login above ---^
OR
To take advantage of all Posting, Chatting, Gaming, and all the features available at SoberRecovery, join the over 100,000 current members, and become a member of our supportive community today! Ads will no longer appear on the forums, once you register.



Reply
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 12-14-2007, 02:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
Life the gift of recovery!
 
nandm's Avatar
 

Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Home is where the heart is
Posts: 6,777
Thoughts on Step 7

Quote:
"Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings."

Steps Six and Seven work in concert. First, we become ready to have our defects and shortcomings removed, and then we put our money where our mouth is, by asking our Higher Power to take the lead in doing the job.

Humility, which essentially gives us the ability to learn, plays a major role in Step Seven. All the preceding steps have led to the uncovering and discovering of our defects. Now we're ready to discard them as part of our quest for recovery.

Our shortcomings are never more clearly defined than when we begin looking at them without guilt. When we accept responsibility for past actions, we need never feel these humiliations again. As we come to understand this, we become even more willing to examine the wreckage of our past, because we know we'll soon be done with it.
Step by Step. Muriel Zink
__________________
NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book
Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.
nandm is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-19-2008, 02:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
Life the gift of recovery!
 
nandm's Avatar
 

Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Home is where the heart is
Posts: 6,777
Quote:
This step reminds me to ask myself "what is my part in the problem." As no matter what difficulties I face I have always played some role in them. Usually my difficulties have resulted from a character defect coming out. My part of step 6 is taking the responsibility for my part. By identifying my part I am better prepared to recognize the character defect before it gets me into difficulty in the future.
This step is the second part of how I apply steps 6 and 7 to my life. This step is the action part of when I recognize the character defect through step 6, I am able to apply action to it, step 7, to help me not to let the defect get me into difficulty in the future.
__________________
NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book
Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.
nandm is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2009, 08:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
Life the gift of recovery!
 
nandm's Avatar
 

Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Home is where the heart is
Posts: 6,777
__________________
NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book
Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.
nandm is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2010, 07:24 PM   #4 (permalink)
Member
 

Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Tarpon Springs, Fl.
Posts: 5
Humbly asked him to remove our short comings.
Very simply put, a Prayer to help us work through our character defects,
and show us a better way.
poncho is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2010, 12:54 AM   #5 (permalink)
Forward we go...side by side
 
CarolD's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Serene In Dixie
Posts: 37,601
Welcome to our recovery community....

Congratulations on your 25 years of recovery.
Glad you joined us...
__________________
Each Day Sober Is A Victory!!
Joy In AA Recovery!

CarolD is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 05:09 AM.


 
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers
 
Drug Rehab | Best Treatment Center | Detox Center | Residential Treatment Center
Cocaine/Crack Treatment | Alcohol Rehab | Heroin/Oxycontin Treatment Center | Crystal Meth Treatment | Marijuana Treatment | Methadone Treatment | Suboxone Treatment
 
Local Treatment Resources and Events
 
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | DC | Delaware
Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine
Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island
South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennesee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

© 2013 Internet Brands. | Privacy Policy
A proud member of the SoberRecovery® Network of Addiction and Recovery Websites


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214