But why does God have to be involved? Well, you know, I have tried. I have tried to change things.

It mostly doesn't work for me.

You ever tried to just take a fear and like pull it out of your head so it's not there anymore.

It doesn't work for me.

So I have to, I have to reach to something outside myself.

Welcome to episode number 31 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by

Carol. They use the donation basket button on our website. Thank you Carol for your generous

contribution.

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 a few others can

So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery

Today we're going to talk about step 7 which says humbly

asked him to remove our shortcomings. If you've ever wondered what humility is,

if you've ever thought when will this shortcoming be removed, if you've ever asked your higher power for help

getting rid of a defect that you still have, then listen in to today's podcast and we'll

discuss this and more.

Before we begin, we would like to state that though we and our guests may be in a 12-step program,

we represent ourselves rather than the program.

During this show, we will share our own experiences as they relate to the topic of step 7.

The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them.

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