Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis.
Basic Text, p. 42
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Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined ourselves as little as possible. We werent happy with how we were living our lives, but we didnt feel that we could change the way we lived. Self-examination, we felt, would have been a painful exercise in futility.
Today, all that is changing. Where we were powerless over our addiction, weve found a Power greater than ourselves that has helped us stop using. Where we once felt lost in lifes maze, weve found guidance in the experience of our fellow recovering addicts and our ever-improving contact with our Higher Power. We need not feel trapped by our old, destructive patterns. We can live differently if we choose.
By establishing a regular pattern of taking our own inventory, we give ourselves the opportunity to change anything in our lives that doesnt work. If weve started doing something that causes problems, we can start changing our behavior before it gets completely out of hand. And if were doing something that prevents problems from occurring, we can take note of that, too, and encourage ourselves to keep doing what works.
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Just for today: I will make a commitment to include a regular inventory in my new pattern of living.
This is a good one, this is something that I have to do daily. I'm trying hard to change the character defects that I've been recognizing, its easy for me to see them, but hard to change them, especially in the moment. My characet defects really come out at work, its a fast paced and stressful job but I worked hard for this position and I do love it. I get so easily frustrated though, and overreact. I feel bad at the end of the day. I'm praying for my Higher Power to remove these character defects, I want them gone- now lol. I'm praying for the ability to recognize it before it happens, and prevent it. Still working on the removal though. Its tough, ill take one step foward and two steps back. :/
