Interesting take on steps 6/7.
Consider, for example, the sixth and seventh steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.
These prescribe for us that we become willing to have god remove all of our
defects of character and humbly ask him to do so. If we work the steps with
genuine honesty, open-mindedness and a willingness to change, we will have
come to identify our negative tendencies and reached a state of willingness to
change. From here on out, if we are genuinely interested in changing, we will
be hyper-aware of these traits and their consequences in our daily life. This
newfound sensitivity to both the trait and its impact on self and society are
sufficient, when coupled with an awareness of viable alternatives, to fully
explain the process.
This is what happens when we identify problematic tendencies (steps 4 & 5),
and subsequently become willing to change (steps 6 & 7). Through this process
of honest and critical self reflection we are now more acutely aware both of
the behavioral propensities and of their negative effects upon self and society.
We have heightened our awareness and see these things at work in our lives
with greater honesty than ever before. Most of us are aware that some
practice is then required, as we strive daily to employ different behaviors when
the occasion arises to do so. In this manner we slowly but surely change our
habits of word and deed regarding the problematic behavior.