In Step 7, we humbly ask our higher power to remove our shortcomings.

What does this mean in practice?

Welcome to Episode 425 of The Recovery Show.

This episode is brought to you by Sandra, Leslie, Brandy, and John.

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Thank you, Sandra, Leslie, Brandy, and John for your generous

contributions. This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of alcoholics and

addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with the

seemingly hopeless problem of addiction, understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes

and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we would like to state

that in this show, we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. During the show,

we will share our own experiences. The opinions expressed here are strictly

those of the person who gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you

will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer. I am your host today.

Joining me today is Mary. Welcome back to the recovery show, Mary. Thanks, Spencer.

We're going to dive right into our conversation about Step 7 because our readings are built into the conversation. We're

reading from the book, How Al-Anon works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics in Chapter

8, which is the 12 steps. And we're reading

the section for Step 7. Step 7 says, humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings. He says,

it's very short, but it's not so short into doing. Yeah, I think it's the shortest step in terms of words.

First paragraph, many people confuse humility with humiliation, but humiliation is a form of

abuse and has no place in our spiritual growth. When we speak of humility, we speak about self-acceptance.

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