Fifth, the person admits his or her faults to the higher power and to others, usually through the group meetings of the twelve-step program. The sixth step simply asks the person to "become ready" to release the "defects of character" discovered through Step Four, while the seventh step entails humbly petitioning the higher power to remove the defects of character.
Step Eight is similar to Step Four: the person makes another inventory, this time a list of persons he or she had wronged in the past. Included in step eight also is becoming willing to make amends to those people listed. While working through step nine the person actually makes amends, except in extreme circumstances when to do so would cause the other harm. In other words, making amends should not be done out of self-interest but out of a genuine need for forgiveness. Tenth, the individual commits to a continual self-evaluation that will in all likelihood last throughout the person's life. The eleventh step underscores the spiritual backbone of the twelve steps, referring to the need to use regular prayer and meditation as tools to maintain "conscious contact" with the higher power. The twelfth and final step refers to the program itself: the person commits to helping others through sharing and...
The twelve steps offer sound advice for all individuals, even those who have never contended with an addiction problem.
A imagine I will have to balance home life and career throughout my life, remaining busy while at the same time taking the time to relax and stay healthy. My career will be my primary focus over the next several years. For example, within the next five years I will have completed the DMS Sonography program and received my second degree. Moreover, I intend to master the clinical exams, which have become highly competitive and earn as high grades as possible in order to achieve my goals. Ideally I will be employed at a health care institution of my choice soon after clinicals.
As important as my career remains, I will also need to balance my career ambitions with my family and personal life. For example, I am currently committed to adopting my niece from the Philippines, which would not only offer her increased educational opportunities but also help ease my brother's burdens. Because my family is poor, I do whatever I can to help them and will continue to do so throughout my life. Family will always be central: even as I complete a hectic academic program my priority rests with raising my children.
