I've been writing out my 4th step inventory over the past 5 or 6 weeks - not constantly, but an hour here and and hour there - and have made good progress.   My sponsor and I've been talking about it and I said I thought that I was getting close.  Earlier this week I was "accosted" by a sweet little alcoholic lady at one of our local meetings.  Apparently, I've been sharing a little about writing my 4th step at the past few meetings and she said, "Its time you stop writing and get on with it!  Don't delay! Your life might depend on it!"  Our local AA community has lost a couple members in the past week or so.  One graduated on to heaven and one chose to end his life.  I didn't know either of them but could feel the little lady's sense of loss and desperation.

Darn these local people who care about others.  Gave me a little lump in my throat and I got a little misty eyed talking to her after the meeting.  But I realized she was right.  My life is going too well to not want to keep on getting better, if that makes any sense.  So my sponsor and I had a visit yesterday and we scheduled an afternoon next Friday to do my 5th step.  

I'd appreciate your prayers and thoughts as I move forward.  I find myself not dreading this.  I guess that I've been absorbing my readings and listening at the meetings over the past month and half as it seems the discussions in April were about the 4th step and now in May about the 5th step and I guess I've been applying it in my own work and thoughts.