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WHAT 7 STEPS IS ALL ABOUT
The Seven Step philosophy is summarized in the society's pledge. The emphasis is on truth, personal power, and freedom. The path to freedom begins with facing the truth about oneself and society. Only by facing the truth can an offender find the personal power necessary to become and remain free. This is the pledge that we read at the beginning of every Seventh Step meeting. It describes the main focus of the program. SEVEN STEPS TO FREEDOM Knowing that my freedom depends on my thoughts and actions, I hereby pledge:  TO FACE AND ACCEPT THE TRUTH ABOUT MYSELFTO MAINTAIN MY FREEDOMTO BECOME A MORE USEFUL MEMBER OF SOCIETYTO HELP OTHERS AS I AM NOW BEING HELPEDFacing the truth about ourselves and the world around us, we decided we needed change. Realizing that there is a power from which we can gain strength, we decided to use that power Evaluating ourselves by taking an honest self-appraisal, we examined both our strengths and our weaknesses. Endeavoring to help ourselves overcome our weaknesses, we enlisted the aid of that power to help us concentrate on our strengths. Deciding that our freedom is worth more than our resentments, we are using that power to help free us from those resentments. Observing that daily progress is necessary, we set an attainable goal towards which we can work each day. Maintaining our freedom, we pledge ourselves to help others as we have been helped.
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