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Sharing the worst of myself led to the best things

Sharing 5th Step with Another

Step Five: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

“We find we can cope with both good times and bad, learning and growing spiritually from each experience, as our Higher Read more

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During the Pandemic I found a Quick and Easy Tenth Step Inventory: AEIOU and Always Y!

Quick + Easy Daily Inventory

As a low bottom compulsive eater (that used to turn to all kinds of unhealthy binge foods to stuff my negative feelings until I became overstuffed, bulimic, and obese), one of the real gifts and surprising blessings that came Read more

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A Searching and Fearless Step Four Moral Inventory

When we face the guilt that truthfully tells us, “You made a mistake,” we’re freed of the shame that falsely tells us, “You are a mistake.” OA Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, Second Edition, page 36

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