Last night I got resentful that I got interrupted by my kids and then my wife while trying to do my evening review.

This morning I heard and then read about repetetive praying. I was grateful for this revelation and opportunity to sort out the teaching on this.

I also thought some about taking inventory in my head. This is a bad place to take it because that is where rationalization takes place. That is where the magic happens. This is where my mind plays slight of hand with the truth. I have to remember that my mind has a mind of it's own. It is looking out for my best interests... at any costs, especially the truth.

When I take inventory in black and white I have a better chance of seeing the truth. Better yet, when I get someone else to review my inventory I get to hear the truth from an someone who is not influenced by the voices in my head.

At noon I went to the meeting. I got to read about Tradition One. I apprehended some insights about the parallels with step three but it was later this evening that I really got the simple truth about the tradition. The parallel is with the first part of the first step, "We admitted...", unity is the primary actuator of the power of recovery. Together we are greater than the sum of our parts. Unity of purpose must supercede individual ambition.

Today I realized that I made a major mistake and was very fearful about it. I had to revisit the inventory that I previously did about it and seek dilligently to place my reliance upon God.

Tonight the family and I had a nice evening and I got to do my evening review undisturbed.

Thanks be to God.