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July 2009

Rock bottom

A member finds her Seventh Step is just a stone's throw away

MONDAY morning: my sponsor has asked me to make a list of my character defects so that we can do Steps Six and Seven when we meet later in the day. It's been weeks since I've met with her to do Step work, and I've been wallowing in my character defects since I finished reading her my Fifth Step. I'm anxious and frustrated. I'm angry about other issues in my life. I'm ready to get some relief and do these two Steps. Unfortunately, our schedules change and we can no longer meet. I can't hang on to these any longer, but I'm not really sure what to do.

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