Entirely ready

When I first read the Twelve Steps, there were a few I expected to be difficult—especially Four and Nine. I dreaded listing all my faults and making amends the most. But once I started working them, I noticed a few other Steps that took much more effort than I anticipated. The First Step was really hard. I had just gotten my third DUI, lost my job and was living in a treatment center, yet I still had trouble saying my life was unmanageable.