Here’s a quick way of doing this, if one has some urgent but
limited inventory to write.
Step One
Being off-beam results ultimately in relapse, and the first
drink could trigger an unstoppable process, so being off-beam is a grave
matter.
Being off-beam always involves the ideas contained within the
Serenity Prayer not being practised.
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I am not able to accept something I cannot
change.
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I am accepting something that I should change.
·
I am not able to change something I should
change.
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I am trying to change something I cannot change.
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I am confused about what I can and cannot
change.
Which of these apply?
Step Two
Do I trust that the Steps will work on this, the way they
have worked on everything else, to restore me to useful harmony with myself, others,
and God?
Step Three
Am I willing for all of my beliefs, thinking, and action to
be challenged and redirected, regardless of the personal consequences?
Is there anything I am unwilling to turn over to this
process and thereby to God?
Once these have been answered satisfactorily, proceed to
write inventory.