“Admitted to God, to ourselves, and another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs.”
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If I am not willing to look at my wrongs, then I sure as hell don’t want anyone else to see them. I’ll let you in on a little secret…they already know! Yup. That’s right. Others have known for quite a long time. They were just waiting to have me admit them to myself.
It is at this point that I become fully aware of the wreckage of my past and pain and suffering my behavior had caused others.
When I shared my fifth step with my sponsor, his attitude was like “Been there – done that. Wanna see the scars?”
I learned that I was not unique. There were no original sins. I learned that I was just like millions of other people.
I had no more secrets. I could go on with my life secure in the fact that the cat was out of the bag and I didn’t have to hide anymore.
Step Five is about trust in others. Step Five is about understanding myself. Step Five is about letting go of the past.
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