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Self-improvement

When we think about self-improvement, we might
recall Lisa Simpson saying: It’s a long, arduous
journey of personal and spiritual discovery. Very few
of us are fine the way we are and some of us know it.
The paradox is that we have to first accept ourselves
the way we are before we can make any changes.
Self-improvement is a very legitimate goal for most
of us. The Twelve Steps are all about it. If you think
that you can achieve happy sobriety without doing
any work on yourself, perhaps by taking some
‘miracle pill’, then by all means try. But for those of
us who struggle with dishonesty, selfishness, selfpity,
and other character defects, it may not work.
Do I have a realistic view of myself?

I must try not to take myself too seriously. Addiction
is a life-or-death disease, but it can be successfully
managed. Normal life is not all about doom and
gloom. We use comedy to get perspective and
sometimes to help us accept difficult truths. I must
keep an open mind always and remind myself that
often laughter is the best medicine. Today I ask God
to preserve my sense of humour so that I may
improve my insight into life’s problems.

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Helping others

Richmond Walker, author of the inspirational AA
meditation book Twenty-four Hours A Day, also
wrote poetry. His lines on helping others from his
poem Not Enough run as follows:
To hear is not enough…
…I must give wherever need appears
And learn to live unselfishly. Richmond Walker.
Richmond was as good as his words and is said to
have helped hundreds of struggling addicted people
during his years of sobriety. A man of true integrity
and a shining example to us all. Am I ready to help
others in need, without hesitation?

If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want
happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
Chinese Proverb.
Altruism is pleasurable, it builds connections that
benefit both giver and receiver. Looking beyond
ourselves, we see that we are not alone, and we
realise the limitations of staying within our selfish
comfort zone. If I help others, I help myself. Today I
ask for courage kindness, to help people in need.

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Unity
For a Twelve Step group to be successful, there are
said to be six essentials:

• Fellowship
• Faith in a Higher Power
• Service
• Welcome
• Humility
• Gratitude.
• 
  
• Where members can regularly demonstrate all these
  things, the group is likely to thrive and the outcome
  for newcomers will be good. Am I ready to make
  every effort to ensure the success of my group?
• 
  Learning to live unselfishly takes practice. The need
  to prioritise my addiction made me a highly selfish
  person. Only a conscious effort to do things
  differently, on a daily basis, will enable me
  to change. I need help from my Higher
  Power. Reading some of the stories of
  unselfishness and helping others, either of the
  founding fathers of AA and NA or in the lives of
  the Saints, gives me daily inspiration. Today I ask
  freedom from the bondage of selfishness.

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Step Four

We think of integrity as being true to ourselves, but
what does this really mean? We expect to act in
accordance with our beliefs, values, and principles
but sometimes our thinking gets in the way, so we
act ‘out of character’. Perhaps we want to influence
somebody, perhaps out of fear or just sheer
confusion. Sometimes, newly-sober people are so
damaged by their addiction that they don’t know
themselves at all and need to explore their
personality. Here, Step Four is useful. For many in
recovery, the chances of being true to themselves
are slim until they tackle this Step. Am I ready for
a searching and fearless personal inventory?

If I have integrity, it will be recognised by others.
Many people pretend to be what they are not, but
others see this in their lack of calm and consistency.
Integrity gives us a quiet confidence and authority that
comes with peace of mind. With integrity, we will be
at ease with our Higher Power, secure in the
knowledge that we have been managing our affairs
in the right manner. Today I will seek to act
according to my beliefs and values in all my affairs.