An EDA Member Works the Steps (Big Book 511-512)

The Twelve-Step approach provides a way to live a wonderfully useful life. I trust that as long as I work my program, completely and without reservation, there is no need to engage in any of my defects of character. When I do engage in them, my daily practice of Step Ten helps me set right the wrongs. As a result, they gradually become smaller and fewer, at least until something new comes up that reminds me how very, very human I am. When this happens, I am grateful to know that right feelings will eventually follow right action. I am grateful that I have the opportunity to choose to think, and then act, differently in each situation that formerly caused pain and suffering. Step Six lets me move ahead with remedial action while eliminating unnecessary and harmful hand-wringing and self-judgment.