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We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Gray Book, p. 54 (Step Ten, Header)
Regular self-assessment is imperative to our New Way Of Life in Narcotics Anonymous. We learn to make a habit of looking at our feelings, thoughts, motives and our successes daily. We look at where we have practiced Spiritual Principles over defects and where we fell short. We examine our H.A.L.T.S.
Are we too hungry, angry, lonely, tired and are we taking ourselves to seriously? Are we staying Honest? Are we slipping back into old fears and resentments? Our Gray Book reminds us "It's a vaccination against insanity on a continuing basis. " We find it Helpful to Share our Tenth Step with God and another member of Narcotics Anonymous. Another person can best Help us see through are own self-deception and rationalization.
We see where we did well and where we could do better. When we see where we are wrong, we need to take corrective measures. Whether that's making a Direct Amends to a person, place or thing, or making an Amends in our behavior with a Spiritual Principle.
This allows us to address our defects before our Lives tailspin. Step Ten is the Spiritual Principle of Humility in Action.
In This Moment: Through Narcotics Anonymous and a Higher Power, we make a habit of looking at ourselves to continue to reap the Spiritual rewards the Program has to offer.