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Alcoholics Anonymous, page 68:

Perhaps there is a better way we think so. For we are now on a different basis the basis oftrusting and relying upon !od. "e trust infinite !od rather than our finite sel#es. "e arein the world to play the role $e assigns. %ust to the e&tent that we do as we think $e wouldha#e us, and humbly rely on $im, does $e enable us to match calamity with serenity.

"e ne#er apologi'e toanyone for depending upon our(reator. "e can laugh at thosewhothink spirituality the way ofweakness. Parado&ically, it isthe way of strength. )he #erdictof the ages is that faith means courage. All men of faith ha#e courage. )hey trust their !od."e ne#er apologi'e for !od. *nstead we let $im demonstrate, through us, what $e can do."e ask $im to remo#e our fear and direct our attention to what $e would ha#e us be. At once,we commence to outgrow fear.+th-tep Prayer

When writing on your 4thStep, always ask your Higher Power to remove your fear andallow you to write from your heart with truth.

/se the forms below as templates for your own paperwork. )here isn0t enough room on any ofthem to actually write.

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Basic Instincts of Life Which Create Self

Social Instinct Security Instinct Sex Instinct

Companionship wanting tobelong, to be accepted.

Prestige wanting to be

recognized, or to be accepted as aleader.

Pride- an excessive or unjustified

opinion of oneself, either positive(self-love) or negative (self-hate).

Personal Relationships ourrelations with other human beings

and the world around us.Ambitions our plans to gain

acceptance, power, recognition,

prestige, etc.

Material wanting money, property,clothing, etc. in order to besecure in the future.

motional based on our needs foranother person or persons. ometend to dominate, some are

overly dependent on others.Ambitions our plans to gain

material wealth, or to dominate,or to depend on others.

Acceptable our sex lives asaccepted by society, !od"sprinciples, or our own principles.

!idden our sex lives that arecontrary to either society, !od"sprinciples, or our own principles.

Ambitions our plans regarding oursex lives, either acceptable orhidden.

Resentments#eelings of bitter hurt or indignation

which come from rightly- or wrongly-held feelings of being injured oroffended.

"ear#eelings of anxiety, agitation,

uneasiness, apprehension, etc.

!arm or !urts$rong acts which result in pain, hurt

feelings, worry, financial loss, etc.,for others and also self.

Self

Wrongs

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1e#iew ofFears

INST!"TI#NS $# "#%P&'T'TI#N

2. *n dealing with fears, we put them on paper. "e listed people, institutions, or principles with whom wewere fearful. (omplete (34/5 2 from top to bottom. 7o nothing with (34/5- , 9, or until(34/5 2 is complete.

. "e ask oursel#es why we ha#e the fear. (omplete (34/5 from top to bottom. 7o nothing with(34/5- 9 or until (34/5 is complete.

9. "hich part of self caused the fear "as it our self;esteem, our security, our ambitions, our personal or

se& relations which had been interfered with (omplete (34/5 9 from top to bottom in the bo& thatapplies. 7o nothing with (34/5 until (34/5 9 is complete.. 1eferring to our list again, putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked at

our own mistakes. "here had we been selfish, dishonest, self;seeking, frightened, or inconsiderateAsking oursel#es the abo#e

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1e#iew of3ur 3wn

-e& (onduct

INST!"TI#NS $# "#%P&'T'TI#N

22."e listed people, institutions, or principles with whom we were fearful. (omplete (34/5 2fromtop to bottom. 7o nothing with (34/5- , 9, or until (34/5 2 is complete.

2."e asked oursel#es what we did. (omplete (34/5 from top to bottom. 7o nothing with(34/5- 9 or until (34/5 is complete.

29."as it our self;esteem, our security, our ambitions, our personal or se& relations which had been

interfered with (omplete (34/5 9 from top to bottom starting with self;esteem and finishingwith the se&ual ambitions column. 7o nothing with (34/5 until (34/5 9 is complete.2.1eferring to our list again, putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely

looked at our own mistakes. "here had we been selfish, dishonest, self;seeking, frightened, orinconsiderate Asking oursel#es the abo#e

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