đź’ĄStay Awake
The purpose of Steps 10 and 11 is to awaken yourself to your own selfishness…
And to keep yourself awake to your own selfishness…
Your character may have become nicer and kinder and spiritually involved…
But you are still up against the tricks of your ego…
If you think your ego has been defeated as a result of working the first 9 steps you are wrong!!
Infact the ego gets a more crafty and you need to stay awake to this…
Don’t believe me?…
Which of the following manifestations of the ego do you suffer from:
Whining, complaining and moaning…
Fear of what others think of you…
Fear of rejection…
Low self-esteem…
Judgement and Opinions of other people’s actions…
Jealousy and envy of what others possess or have achieved…
Fear of admitting when your wrong…
The thought that you permanently own certain things and certain people in your life…
The thought that it is you who overcame the adversity in your life…
The thought that you can control…
These are just a few…
How many of the above characteristics do you hold…
Or…
Do you hold all these manifestations of ego like most people do…
And for some strange reason most people believe the program they worked some time ago will keep them awake today…
Last week’s laundry will keep their clothes clean today…
Monday’s dinner will keep them fed on Friday…
Make no mistake your ego is much cleverer and a lot more crafty than you…
Ignore this at your own peril.
Paul