We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Step Six
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After taking the Fifth Step, many of us spend some time considering the exact nature of our wrongs and the part theyd played in making us who we were. What would our lives be like without, say, our arrogance?
Sure, arrogance had kept us apart from our fellows, preventing us from enjoying and learning from them. But arrogance had also served us well, propping up our ego in the face of critically low self-esteem. What advantage would be gained if our arrogance were removed, and what support would we be left with?
With arrogance gone, we would be one step closer to being restored to our proper place among others. We would become capable of appreciating their company and their wisdom and their challenges as their equals. Our support and guidance would come, if we chose, from the care offered us by our Higher Power; low self-esteem would cease to be an issue.
One by one, we examined our character defects this way, and found them all defectiveafter all, thats why theyre called defects. And were we entirely ready to have God remove all of them? Yes.
A defect of character is a potentially good trait that I have distorted or taken to an extreme. Pride is a good thing, in proper proportion, because it contributes toward self-esteem, but too much pride leads to arrogance and boastfulness. Fear is a good thing too, since it can protect me from harm. I should be afraid of driving too fast, playing golf in a thunderstorm, and so on. But too much fear or irrational, unfounded fear can paralyze me and stunt me spiritual growth.
Yes so true when it is a positive characteristic we call it a goal or something we are striving toward and when it is negative we call it a defect. I believe thats why we just look at what this step says"we were entirely ready".Many things take place in getting ready,...desire,willingness,faith etc. We want to be honest but do we want to be so honest we loose discernment and tolerence,can we let things go?When we get ready God knows what needs to go, we may think we do or do we??
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
