"Into
Action"
'excerpts'
from chapter six, courtesy
of anonymous press dot org
Page
75
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When we decide who is to hear our story, we
waste no time. We have a written inventory and we are prepared for a
long talk. We explain to our partner what we are about to do and why
we have to do it. He should realize that we are engaged upon a
life-and-death errand. Most people approached in this way will be glad
to help; they will be honored by our confidence.
We pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating
every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past. Once we have
taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We can look
the world in the eye. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease. Our
fears fall from us. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. We
may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have a
spiritual experience. The feeling that the drink problem has
disappeared will often come strongly. We feel we are on the Broad
Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe.
Returning home we find a place where we can be
quiet for an hour, carefully reviewing what we have done. We thank God
from the bottom of our heart that we know Him better. Taking this book
down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve
steps. Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have
omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall
walk a free man at last. Is our work solid so far? Are the stones
properly in place? Have we skimped on the cement put into the
foundation? Have we tried to make mortar without sand?
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76
If we can answer to our satisfaction, we then look at Step Six. We
have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. Are we now ready
to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are
objectionable? Can He now take them all - every one? If we still cling
to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing.
When ready, we say something like this:
"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me,
good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect
of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my
fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding.
Amen." We have then completed Step Seven. {Faucet}
"Presto"
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