The Spiritual Principle Humility The Spiritual Principle Humility is behind A.A. Step Seven: “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” You cannot remove the defects of character brought up in Step Six without humility. Too often, alcoholics are victims of pride and selfishness. During this step, you begin to practice modesty and welcome a change of attitude, which will lead… Read More
The Spiritual Principle Willingness The Spiritual Principle Willingness lies behind A.A.’s Step Six: “Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” The defects of character, of course, refer to those defects which we admitted to in Step Five. Having done so, we’re ready to cast out those defects. The crucial aspect of Step Six is our… Read More
The Spiritual Principle Integrity The Spiritual Principle integrity lies behind A.A. Step Five: “Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” “If we have truly done a thorough job of introspection and evaluation of our assets and shortcomings, do we have the integrity to own up to it? It can be very… Read More
The Spiritual Principle courage lies behind A.A.’s Step Four: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Here we summon the courage to honestly look deep within. We take a look at how our behavior has become warped to justify our continued misbehavior. Step Four is about taking an honest assessment of who we are and how we got… Read More
