STEP TEN
CONTINUED TO TAKE PERSONAL INVENTORY AND WHEN WE WERE WRONG PROMITLY ADMITITED IT.
Step Ten tells us to put our GA way of living to practical use.
1. To maintain the desire to stop gambling.
2. To maintain emotional balance under all circumstances.
Discuss:
A. How can we carry our GA way of living into our daily lives?
B. B. What particular circumstances "tick" us off and create anger?
We cannot make much of our lives until we form the habit of self appraisal (taking regular inventory).
1. Our first objective is to restrain angers, actions and judgments which encourage impatience.
2. Create insurance against our return to "big shotism."
Discuss:
A. Do we "think" before we speak? Are we prone to snap judgments?
B. Are we less angry since coming to GA? Why?
C. Are we still slaves to our emotions?
Daily inventories will become routine, not the unusual.
1. Calming the moment.
2. Deciding who is right and wrong.
3. Revealing our true motives.
Discuss:
A. Do we still justify our feelings of anger?
B. Tolerance of others. Has it improved? Why?
C. Is saying "I’m sorry" painful?
D. If apology is becoming easier.., when did this start? Why? Delay of apologies and procrastination is a defense.
Discuss:
A.. Why should we promptly admit wrongs?
B. Having a "defense" signifies a war or contest. Who are we fighting? Why?
C. Hiding...