There is a lot to unpack in Step 11, but Ann is not deterred by the challenge and meets her practice of Step 11, as she seems to meet life, with joy, enthusiasm, and open honesty about where she is in any moment. Studying singing has informed her relationship with breathing which she shares is an important tool she uses as part of Step 11 to discern when to act, and if so with courage, or when to hold back and wait.  
‘I like having my way. [But] I have found that when I back off and not force my will, and can do all the things I’ve said- pray, breathe,- things get better… And it happens so many times. It just keeps coming if I can just back off [and] keep that focus. Studying all the steps leads me to that. And I do that better or worse all the way along. Step 11 says ‘improve.’ It means I’m not ever going to be there totally but I can make progress.’
Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

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