- Listen to Special Edition podcast from the A Vision 4 You website: Steps 5, 6, 7 by Ruth M.
- Read A Study Guide for Overeaters: Step 5, Step 6, Step 7.
- Read AA 12 & 12: Step 5, Step 6, Step 7.
- Read AA Big Book: Into Action, until page 75, “We pocket our pride...”
- For your Step 5 meeting with your sponsor:
- Make sure you have a copy of the CDS and a copy of the Prayer Sheet with you.
- Discuss your inventory with your sponsor.
- Turn to page 75 in the Big Book and begin reading the second paragraph, “We pocket our pride…”
- Once we have taken Step 5, withholding nothing, we experience the following promises, inspired by page 75 in the Big Book:
- 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 Higher Power (HP).
- We begin to have a spiritual experience.
- We get the feeling that our compulsive eating problem has disappeared.
- We feel we are on the Broad Highway walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe.
- Discuss with your sponsor about whether or not you have received these Step 5 promises. If you have not, it is likely because you left something off your inventory and need to revisit it. Spend time asking your HP for guidance about what might be missing. After addressing the missing items, make another appointment with your sponsor to complete your 5th Step. If you have received the promises, follow the directions in the last paragraph on page 75 in the Big Book.
- Step 6: Read and discuss the first paragraph on page 76 of the Big Book with your sponsor.
- Step 7: When ready, kneel, stand, or assume a position meaningful to you and pray the 7th Step Prayer found on page 76 of the Big Book (or use words of your own choosing).
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE COMPLETED STEPS 5, 6, AND 7. YOU ARE NOW READY FOR STEPS 8 AND 9.