Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

“The process of our personal improvement began with Step Four, in which we tackled the work of getting to know ourselves as we really were. Maybe we’d been so preoccupied with thinking about what others were doing, especially the alcoholic, that we never realized how much our own actions needed examining. It was inspiring to realize that we had the ability to become more confident, competent, and mature. Self-discovery was a satisfying goal to look forward to and well worth every bit of effort we put into it. We tried to remember that this was not a single-handed, personal effort – we asked for and accepted help of a Higher Power every step of the way. We no longer wanted to work alone. Step Four was a tool for brining to light the true source of our problems. As we dug deeper to discover just how our shortcomings had frustrated us, we began to see what we wanted changed in us, not in anybody else. We gradually learned how many of our difficulties were of our own making and could not be blamed on fate, bad luck, or the selfishness and stubbornness of other people.”

(Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, pg. 25)

3 C’s of Al-Anon

1. We didn’t CAUSE it
2. We can’t CONTROL it
3. We can’t CURE it

AND WE WON’T CONTRIBUTE TO IT TODAY

***Next Family Afterward Meeting will take place on March 23rd  7 p.m. CST via Zoom***