Steps By The Big Book

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STEP 4 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES CHECKLIST

Also STEP 10 DAILY WRITTEN INVENTORY

We look at, "What qualities do I have that I like? That others like?" And we look at, "What qualities do I have that do not give me or others peace of mind?"


[Optional: Adapted from a June 1946, A.A. Grapevine article describing an assets and liabilities checklist, such as Dr. Bob and many of the early AA’s used to take newcomers through the Steps. See also He Sold Himself Short. (263: 0, 1, 2) Consider adding fear, selfishness, conceit, carelessness, intolerance, ill-temper, sarcasm, etc.]


A.A. Grapevine Volume 3 Issue 1 June 1946
Daily Moral Inventory Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
Enclosed you will find a little card … to make that moral inventory with regularity. Mark W., Jackson, Mississippi


My Daily Moral Inventory [Day____] Month____ Year_____
Check Results DAILY in Proper Column


ASSETS* Strive for – LIABILITIES* Watch for –
[* Which traits work and do not work to give me serenity and peace of mind?]
-Self forgetfulness [self-forgetting] -Self pity
-Humility -Self justification [self-centered]
-Modesty -Self importance [selfish]
-Self valuation -Self condemnation
-Honesty -Dishonesty
-Patience -Impatience
-Love [courage] -Hate [fear]
-Forgiveness [avoid retaliation] -Resentment
-Simplicity -False Pride
-Trust -Jealousy
-Generosity -Envy
-Activity -Laziness
-Promptness -Procrastination
-Straightforwardness -Insincerity
-Positive thinking -Negative thinking
-High-minded, spiritual, clean thinking -Vulgar, immoral, trashy thinking
-Look for the good -Criticizing
-Eliminate the negative
-Accentuate the positive.




CHECK THE SCORE EVERY NIGHT – TRY TO GET THE SLATE CLEAN


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