Easy Does It - 9/27 - Spot Checks

[lildee]

Easy Does It - 9/27 - Spot Checks

I'm slipping when I shrink from self-examination. -Anonymous

Working our Program smooths our path to a new way of life. We must keep following the simple instructions outlined in the Steps. One of these is to continue to take a personal inventory and whenever we are wrong, promptly admit it. When we do this Step each day, mole- hills don't become mountains. If we don't continue with spot-check inventories, we allow garbage to build up once again in our lives. We've seen that a buildup of resentment and guilt can lead to trouble. Stinking thinking thrives on this garbage. If we shrink from self-examination, fear creeps back into our lives. Fear pushes out faith. Without faith we lose our recovery.

My daily spot-check inventory is one of the important things that keeps my Program working.

[lildee]

For me, continuing to take personal inventory (or spot checks) is what keeps me centered and focused on me and my recovery. It helps me to chip away at all those character defects that we all have. Not only searching for all the negative things that have happened during the day but also the positve things. Certainly if I have wronged someone amends are in order but reviewing the day also shows me where I could have spread some ESH around. This review leaves my mind untroubled and free from the nagging thoughts. Peaceful to enjoy a night of restful slumber.

[tired]

thanks lildee ! Love Tired

[caressa222]

Step 10 is a maintenance step. How an you maintain something you don't have..

It is always important for me to check where I am at and where I am going, or am I standing still.