An Opportunity for Self-examination

AS one who has been going to Step meetings for years, I think we sometimes get hung up on the letter of the Steps and maybe miss the spirit. The opening paragraph on Step Eight in the "Twelve and Twelve" broadens the scope of Steps Eight and Nine with one simple declarative sentence: "Steps Eight and Nine are concerned with human relations." Yet most discussions focus on making a list and going to people and making direct amends.