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Daily inventory

Here’s what I’m currently doing for daily inventory. I use a spreadsheet, which helps a lot for filling in. I cover the past day, looking at (a) my material condition and (b) my internal, spiritual condition. The page 67 questions cover external situations that have broken down or where my behaviour is wrong or less than ideal. The resentment / fear / upset section covers my internal, spiritual condition. Any emotional disturbance counts, anything but peace. I fill this in daily, in the morning. If something major happens during the day, I sometimes write it down, to clear it out of my mind. My mind and conscience must remain clear at all times if I am to remain in conscious contact with God. I do not tolerate persistent disturbance, and, if my behaviour is bad, I face it. It may take a long time to correct both, but one has to start somewhere. Page 67 questions First column: Area Here are the areas in my life (in alphabetical order): Community—Exercise—Family—Food—Friends—God—Home—Mee...

Giving it a minute

Penny for your thoughts?

Clockwork

Difficulties

Against my will

Bigger and better

A talk on First Things First ...

Space flight

Guilt

Separation

Not a selfishness programme: even in Al-Anon

Resentments about childhood

Peace

Death Threats VI

Death threats V

I find that very offensive

What do we want? Peace!

Death threats IV

Wrong habits

Self-confidence

Death threats III

Where to start

Death threats II

Formula

Death threats I

Al-Anon's Three Cs

Done and undone

Sitting with feelings

Limitless

Foundation

Done

A talk on Step Twelve ...

Musty past

Negative thoughts

Grosser handicaps

Pillow

Are demands ever OK?

Don't be a Christmas pudding!

Defencelessness

Dishes

I don't have a problem!

Ego, guilt, projection, pain, victimhood, and release

Rubbing up

Or or off the beam

The logic of Step Two

God's job and my job

Out not in

The knowability of God

Detachment, disinterest, and benevolence

Plate-spinning

Locus of value

Transcendence

Triptych

Vanity

Step Three: pages 60 to 62, commentary