Drop The Rock: Removing Character Defects, Steps Six and Seven

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A practical guide to letting go of the character defects that get in the way of true and joyful recovery. Somewhat limited in some of the discussion but a worthy road map for any human dealing with the rigors of the human condition.

While I purchased this book as a necessity for mycoursework, if you have any kind of interest in mathematics (or just logic/puzzle games) the book isextremely interesting and you will learn A LOT. The project was delayed for some time due to the pandemic but was finally realized in July 2022 when the group was able to assemble at The Bunker in Brooklyn, New York, Goldings coming right from a tour with James Taylor and Cardenas from a rare tour of Chad. AA Cleveland District Office AA Unity and Service Akron Intergroup Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Big Book Charles L.Joseph discovered the infectious sound of the Hammond organ during his early twenties with Wes Montgomery’s Portrait of Wes.

We are authentic when we choose to act and feel and choose to behave in balance with the higher values and principles we’ve chosen for our lives. Steps 6 and 7 are the core of the program moving the work of putting one's life back together from self- based focus to repair of relations with the world around us on an ongoing basis.The crux of the Sixth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous is addressing our character defects and having the willingness of the God or Higher Power of our understanding to remove them from our lives. While these shortcomings are going to keep you stuck in your recovery efforts, they have been such a part of who you are that in some ways you don’t want to let them go. The tools here are useful for self reflection and measure of progress toward enhancing your life on an ongoing basis. explores "the ripple effect" that can be created by using Step 10 to practice Steps 6 and 7 every day to avoid picking up "the rock"—also known as resentment, fear, and self-pity—again. The same approach is used in this book— character defects is used interchangeably with shortcomings.

These stories from Mary and Mike are good illustrations for a better understanding of working the Sixth and Seventh Steps. It is courage that turns possibilities into realities and assures us that progress in improving our character is possible.Not only is this an extremely helpful book for those working "The Steps" for the first time, but it's a wonderful refresher course for those of us who've been around for a while and want to keep things green. After finishing my Fifth Step, I discarded the inventory but kept a single page that listed my major character defects.