ok I see where you are coming from. Are you in an area where it is customary to do one step a year? That seems like a long drawn out process! Seems like we could die before getting through the steps if we take that long. I have heard it mentioned there are places that do that...however I have not come across them yet.
I took the occasion to look up "ready" and also "willing" in the dictionary. They are indeed defined using the other word in each set of definitions. "ready" used the word willing in it's definition...and "willing" used the word ready in it's definition. They only slight difference was "ready" used 'fully prepared' in it's defintion and "willing" used 'inclined'. Thank you for prompting me to ponder these steps.
Peace,
Missy