GET THERE FASTER
FIRST ABOUT TOOLS
In OA, we have tools that help us as we work the Steps. Remember to use these tools every week to support you on this journey. These tools will help keep you engaged when things get rough. Also, your use of the tools will help others stay engaged.
Meet with (phone, video, or in person) your Step Study guide, partner, or sponsor (recommended to schedule ahead of time)
Attend at least 2 meetings this week. You can find meetings by visiting www.oaunity.org/meetings or https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/?type=0
Make at least 2 phone calls every day
you may have to leave a message – that’s o.k.
Post on the text line at least 2 times this week (To be added to Whatsapp textline, text Becca D at (615) 496-9801 and give your first name, last initial, and phone number. Be sure to download Whatsapp to your phone.)
1) Post something about the step study
2) Post a response to someone else’s post
Be of service this week (Remember that service works when all else fails to keep us abstinent!)
do something for someone else
accept a service commitment for the Step Study
or be of service in some other way
Write or journal at least 2 times this week
STEP STUDY ASSIGNMENTS - SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
Due to the nature of Steps 5, 6, and 7 there are not daily assignments this week. Instead, you will focus on understanding these Steps, then presenting your 5th Step to your sponsor or Step working guide or partner. Next you will complete Steps 6 and 7 as instructed below.
Assignments for Steps 5, 6, and 7
Read AA 12 & 12:
Step 5: Share your 5th Step with your sponsor, Step working partner or guide.
Email your Step Four inventories to your sponsor or Step working partner at least one day prior to your meeting.
Bring a copy of the Character Defect Sheet (CDS) with you.
With your sponsor or Step working partner:
Read AA Big Book: Chapter 6, “Into Action.”
Discuss your inventory as the Big Book suggest on page 75: “We pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past.”
Review your check marked CDPS and note which behaviors present most frequently.
After you have completed Step 5 with your sponsor, spend some quiet time reflecting on your experience. Complete the following during your quiet time:
Read the following promises from the Big Book and consider whether they have already come true or are coming true for you.
Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We can look the world in the eye. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease. Our fears fall from us. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. We may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have a spiritual experience. The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly. We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe. (Big Book, page 75)
Step 6:
Are you now ready to let GOD remove all your defects of character? “If we cling to something we will not let go, we ask GOD to help us be willing.” (Big Book, page 76)
Ask yourself the following questions about each of the four major defects (selfish, fearful, self-seeking, dishonest)
How have these defects served you?
What would it cost you to let these defects go?
How will letting go of these defects help you?
If I do not change, what will happen?
If I do change, how will my life improve?
Am I ready to let go?
Step 7:
“Humbly asked GOD to remove our shortcomings.” Say the 7th Step Prayer found on page 76 of the Big Book (or use words of your own choosing.)