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Old Jun 21, 2012, 11:56 AM
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when we are willing to change old behaviors here is a good list to start from to help us identify what creates unmanageabilty in our life.

Going over the listing, we ask ourself have we honestly admitted our defects to ourself as we write out on paper how they have manifested in our lives and created the unmanageability we have known.

Here is a list of defects:
  1. Resentment, Anger
  2. Fear, Cowardice
  3. Self pity
  4. Self justification
  5. Self importance, Egotism
  6. Self condemnation, Guilt
  7. Lying, Evasiveness, Dishonesty
  8. Impatience
  9. Hate
  10. False pride, Phoniness, Denial
  11. Jealousy
  12. Envy
  13. Laziness
  14. Procrastination
  15. Insincerity
  16. Negative Thinking
  17. Immoral thinking
  18. Perfectionism, Intolerance
  19. Criticizing, Loose Talk, Gossip
  20. Greed
Honesty, Hope, Faith, Courage, Integrity, Willingness, Humility, Brotherly Love, Justice, Perseverance, Spirituality, and Service to One Another. (Those are the character assets we need to acquire.)
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Thanks for this!
Edge11, lynn P., tracist514