“Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.” (AA 58) Thoroughly following the path of those who have gone before us in recovery demands rigorous honesty when looking at ourselves in Step Four. Through honesty, we see more clearly our resentments, fears, and sex harms that have caused much damage—preparing us to have them removed by a caring God in Step Seven, making amends in Step Nine, and carrying this message to other sexaholics in Step Twelve. This caution and invitation to be honest is a blessing and an opportunity for us to practice fact-finding for the rest of our lives.
While caution is suggested to the newcomer in the beginning of the White Book, similar caution can be found in abundance on Step Nine throughout our literature.
He learned to recognize true success by not focusing on the work needed to complete everything, but by appreciating the amount of work completed today.
He realized that as long as he focuses on his program today, and not his program yesterday, Higher Power’s promises are both in the present and in the future.
