Staying Clean and Sober in The Everyday World

Yesterday I had you go over that really long list of words concerning flaws and assets and pick out the ones that applied to you.  Then you were to mark whether they were flaws or assets.  Today as promised we will do something with that list.

Pick out the 12 flaws in your character that stand out the most to you.  write them down in list fashion and next to each one you are to give the best example of this specific flaw in your life.  I will give you an example from my own list so you can get the idea.

Defiant = I still refuse to wear my seatbelt because I do not agree with that law.  I particularly like to stop next to the Sherriffs deputy on duty in our town and chat.  He knows I am not wearing it.  I do this as a sign of defiance.

Now do the same thing with your list of assets.  List the asset and your best example from your life.  Remember to list 2 times as many assets as flaws.  You are not so bad that you can not do this.  No one is.

I also want to give you a list of terms that are commonly used in the 4th and 5th Steps and their meaning.

• Moral Inventory: A list of personality defects, violations of moral principles, defects in character, maladjustments, and dysfunctional behavior
• Character: Moral vigor or firmness, especially as acquired through self-discipline
• Defect: Lack of something necessary for completeness, flaw, weakness, fault, same as shortcoming
• Dishonest: The act or practice of telling a lie, or of cheating, deceiving, stealing, etc.
• Exact: Precise, detailed
• Fault: Something done wrongly, an error or mistake
• Fear: Painful emotion marked by alarm, dread, anxiety, agitation, uneasiness, apprehension, etc.
• Frightened: A temporary or continual state of Fear, anxious
• Inconsiderate: Without though or consideration of others
• Nature: The essential characteristic of a thing
• Self-centered: Occupying or concerned only with ones own affairs (same as selfish)
• self-seeker: a person who seeks only or mainly to further his own interests
• Selfish: Too much concerned with one’s own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others ( same as self-centered)
• Shortcoming: Falling shot of what is expected or required ( same as Defect)
• Wrong: Immoral, improper, not suitable, or appropriate

Also you should read pages 63-71 of the Big Book .
That should keep you busy till tomorrow.

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