Al-Anon daily reflection ·
The Growth Cycle
As we work Step Ten on a regular basis, we will continue to turn to our Higher Power for help.
My daily inventory can reveal familiar character defects: impatience, criticism, the need to be right. Seeing them again can be discouraging. Yet recognizing these patterns gives me another opportunity to grow.
Step Ten helps me see where that growth is needed. Looking honestly at my conduct, I can notice where I struggle to live by the principles I want to practice. Impatience may point to a need to listen. Criticism may show me where I need kindness. Insisting on my own way may reveal a need for humility. My inventory gives me something specific to bring to my Higher Power.
Recognizing a defect does not give me the power to remove it. I need my Higher Power's help to do the work my inventory reveals. If I notice that I keep interrupting, I can ask God for help with patience and practice letting someone finish speaking. My part is to remain willing, seek help, and act on the guidance I receive. I do not have to turn my inventory into another promise to try harder. I can let it guide what I ask God to help me change.
Practice
I will name one area where my inventory shows I still need to grow. I will ask my Higher Power for help and consider what practicing that change could look like today.
Today’s Reminder
Step Ten shows me the work; my Higher Power helps me do it.
