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Step 10: Ego Buster

My least favorite step. Me? Wrong? Can't be! And when I am wrong, I always find a way to turn it and twist it and make it the other guy's fault. That's what I did for years. Today, I VERY RELUCTANTLY admit when I am wrong, and to tell you the truth, even though it makes me feel better, I still don't like doing it. The reason is simple: EGO

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More about Step 10

Step 10: Maintenance
Nobody likes to admit to being wrong. But it is absolutely necessary to maintain spiritual progress in recovery.

Taking Responsibility
"I learned that it made me feel good to admit to being human, and making a mistake, and being truly sorry for it."

In the Family
"Saying "I am sorry" is easy. Meaning it is a different story."

Daily Inventory
"At first I thought this was going to be a drag, until I realized how good it made me feel."

Cleaning House
"The act of quickly trying to right the wrong keeps my mental house clean."

Radically Honest
"An amend makes ME work to put things back to the way they were before MY wrong."

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