Step 6: Becoming Ready
Step 6 — Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Willingness. I became entirely ready to have these defects of character removed.
Your inventory's 'my part' column keeps repeating the same few words — that's not an accident, those are your defects of character. Step six asks a sneaky-hard question: are you actually willing to live without them? Some defects feel useful. Anger feels like protection; control feels like safety. Readiness means wanting what's on the other side more than what the defect pays.
What to read alongside Step 6
📚 Companion reading: Big Book page 76, first paragraphs; the Twelve and Twelve's chapter on step six.
Two short paragraphs that carry the whole hinge of change.
The willingness question — harder than it looks.
What working Step 6 looks like
These are the reflection questions 1more24 asks you at this step. The answers underneath are written examples — one person's, invented for this page.
Reread your inventory's 'my part' entries. Which words keep showing up? List your defects plainly — no lawyering.
Pick your two favorite defects. What do they still pay you? What do they cost the people around you?
Invented, not anyone's real writing — and it couldn't be. Every member's journal is encrypted with their own password, so this application cannot read a single word of it. Step 6 asks 1 more question once you're signed in.
Working Step 6, not just reading it
1more24 gives this step a private journal, reflection questions written for it, and a companion who knows where you are in the work. Everything you write is encrypted with your own password — nobody else can read it, not even us. Free and open to all.