Grey Book Reflection
When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life.
Gray Book, p. 47 (Step Six, Lines 2-3)
Awareness is the key. Through an Honest Self-Appraisal of ourselves and sharing what we find with our Sponsor, the defects that have plagued us for years are revealed. This is how our disease controls us.
We plunge into the abyss of Spiritual darkness. Identifying these defects is only half of the battle.
With the help of our Sponsor, we see what part we act out on, in this downward spiral. Shortcomings are the pathway that defects take to destroy our Spirits from within. Our Sponsor helps us understand we are not unique; they share how they stood naked in front of the mirror face-to-face with their disease. They shared with us how they cried out for the God Of Their Own Understanding, to please remove these defects of character.
Defects that have plagued us and created SO much destruction in our lives and in the lives of others. Working with our Sponsor is the key to Awareness. We identify both the defect we act on, and how we paint ourselves into a corner with our shortcomings.
We roll up the sleeves of Willingness and go to work. Many of us have found that a diligent Tenth Step helps us recognize the patterns, allowing us to choose a different course, using Spiritual Principles. We Grow when we Apply the Principles of the Steps and Traditions, to our daily Lives.
Our Higher Power will be our Greatest Source of Strength.
Acceptance will start the Process of Letting Go and Letting God do for us, what we can't do for ourselves.