Being rid of anger through the Steps allowed him to experience peace and hope.

Although I was sober, serenity seemed to elude me in my SA recovery. It wasn’t until I wrote my Step Four inventory that I discovered why: I was still an angry person. I had surrendered my

desire to lust, but I was still waging a war of anger against my spouse, my coworkers, my friends, and anyone who didn’t see things my way. I had switched drugs (from sex to anger) and was a dry drunk.

My moral inventory in Step Four convinced me that I was justifying my anger on the same basis I had used to justify my sexual behavior: getting away with it selfishly while denying it.

I was wrong.

When I looked through the pages of my inventory, I despaired. My sponsor helped me see that the path to freeing myself from my anger lay in Steps Five, Six, and Seven. As I worked through those Steps and asked God to remove my anger problem, I began to hope that my life could improve and my relationships could become more enjoyable. It didn’t happen overnight, but it did happen, and it began with facing myself in my Fourth Step inventory. Now serenity no longer eludes me; I find that my Higher Power grants me the freedom, joy, and wholeness I longed for. Today I will face my shortcomings and surrender them to my Higher Power so that I can experience serenity.