Twelve Suggested Questions

1. Am I constantly irritated by large or small annoyances, or do I take things as they come; in short, do I take it easy?


2. Do I maintain an unrelenting, high-speed, high-pressure pace, or have I the inestimable value of setting aside some time each day for prayer and meditation?


3. Do I have real resources within myself or am I forever trying to escape my own thoughts and feelings, depending on others to entertain and amuse me; in short, am I trying to grow spiritually in this AA way of life?


4. Am I growing a crop of hatreds and resentments to sour and embitter my AA way of life or does fellowship, love and affection dominate my relationship with others?


5. Does an appeal for help make me close my mind and billfold, or am I generous with my time and money when the cause is good?


6. Do worry and guilt gnaw at my peace of mind and serenity, or am I content to do my best to solve each problem as it comes, forgetting past failures and mistakes?


7. Do I rigidly refrain from taking another's inventory, and neither criticize nor listen to gossip; in short, can I live and let live?


8. Do I longingly look back over the past or have I completely and entirely surrendered without reservation to a power greater than myself?


9. Am I self-centered, or do I take other people's needs and desires into account as well as my own?


10. Am I intolerant of other people and other opinions that differ from mine, or am I prepared to concede that others have a right to their own habits and beliefs?


11. Am I merely paying lip service to the principles of my AA program, or are they a practical and dynamic part of my daily, even hourly, life?


12. Lastly, do I endeavor to make my life of as much service to others as possible without meddling, interfering or fussing?