This morning I thought of an idea to take inventory of the prospect's major objections from steps 1-3. So steps 1-3 are reading and then discussion of the propositions concluding with the 3rd step prayer. Every time the prospect raises an objection then this is written down for the inventory. When the inventory is taken these are the first items to be examined. Then only the major personal relations are done. It occurred to me that this is part of the character amends that must be made. I would call this the "resistment" inventory.

Today I thought about several other things:

Amends come in three forms - personal amends, life amends, and character amends.

The steps give me a thought life management process. This help me to attain a manageable life, the process helps me to accept the things I cannot manage, to manage the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

The deliberate process of seeking better living paradigms re-forms the value-desire dynamic and facilitates a joy-filled life and cultivates a life that is greater than good.

My life has gone from less than zero to greater than good.

Acute infectious respiratory illness - AIRI, the common cold.

Today I did some more college registration activities.
I got to talk to a friend in recovery.
I spent some time teaching my middle son learn to ride his bike without training wheels.
My oldest son had a severe meltdown over some punishment that my wife had to give him.
Tonight I got to go to a meeting. I started to go to a huge and popular AA meeting that I go to about once a year on Tuesday night but I turned around halfway there because I felt compelled to go and support my home group. As the meeting transpired I thought about how many of the people looked like misfits and shared awkward things and I realized how much I had drifted into self-centeredness. The meeting turned out to be outstanding with a good friend and his dad both picking up 6 year keytags.

Thanks be to God for this day.