Step Four: Courage
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Having established a solid spiritual foundation in the first three acceptance Steps—admitting our powerlessness, opening our minds to hope, and deciding to trust a Power greater than ourselves—we arrive at Step Four. Step Four challenges us to take direct action through nine simple words: "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves".
Read more about Step FourReflections on Step Four
- April 1Both Sides of Myself
- April 2The Gap Between Deciding and Doing
- April 3Addicted to Chaos
- April 4Not Perfect Just Done
- April 5The Door Opens
- April 11A Change in Perspective
- April 12What Alcoholism Destroyed
- April 13Best Friends and Worst Enemies
- April 14Blaming and Excusing
- April 15No Longer Acceptable
- April 16New Horizons Opening
- April 17Guidance and Encouragement
- April 18Honest Open Willing
- April 19The Balance of Honesty
- April 20True Perspective
- April 21Facing What Haunts Me
- April 22Taking Back Power
- April 23The Risk of Disapproval
- April 24Honest Equals Improved
- April 25Candles in Darkness
- April 26The Starting Point
- April 27The Courage to See
- April 28Inventorying Beliefs
- April 29Acting on Beliefs
- April 30The Inventory Grows With Me
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