Friday, April 03, 2009

Step Four with Love

Last night I heard someone speak about the Fourth Step. She referenced the principles of The Oxford Group that fed the development of AA’s 12 Steps. As she described how they join she said that a fourth step should be a deep look at where we are today made with honesty, courage and absolute love.

The love struck me. I have made many step four inventories and tried to be as brutally honest as I could, but never have I been deeply loving as I considered who and how I am. What would it be like to do that? To look at myself very lovingly as I note what is hurting me and others, what is blocking my connection to God and what is keeping me in fear

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