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	<title>Irresponsibles Anonymous &#187; kaisen</title>
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		<title>Checking and Remaking your navigation map</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 04:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Mrvaljevich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Step 12]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irresponsibility can be an addiction as strong as drugs or alcohol, Irresponsible Anonymous is a 12 step program to kick the habit of breaking promises, this is Step 12 and it’s about implementing iterative cycles of self-improvement. It’s impressive how fast 12 weeks pass, the experience of writing these articles has been very revealing, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<address style="text-align: right;"><em><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://www.irresponsibles-anonymous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Like-Clockwork-12.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-134" style="margin: 6px;" title="Like Clockwork" src="http://www.irresponsibles-anonymous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Like-Clockwork-12-300x199.jpg" alt="Like Clockwork" width="240" height="159" /></a>Irresponsibility can be an addiction as strong as drugs or alcohol,</span></em><em><span style="color: #888888;"> </span></em><em><a href="http://www.irresponsibles-anonymous.com/12-step-program-4.htm"><span style="color: #888888;">Irresponsible Anonymous</span></a><span style="color: #888888;"> is a 12 step program to kick the habit of breaking promises, this is Step 12 and it’s about implementing iterative cycles of self-improvement.</span></em></address>
<p>It’s impressive how fast 12 weeks pass, the experience of writing these articles has been very revealing, and has forced me to retake things I though left behind and do lot of exercises I had forgotten.</p>
<p>I’m a defender of utopic ideals; it is part of my personal philosophy and hope to keep it that way. It doesn’t mean I consider them possible, but it’s a tragedy to abandon the search for perfection simply because it’s impossible.</p>
<p>For us, the naturally irresponsible, the process of taking control is cyclical. The search of a state of relaxed execution, where we are masters of what we say and do, achieving in all contexts of life with singular perfection, is a goal that seem unachievable…and it is; But we have to be unstoppable in the search for a better life, and when we achieve it, it’s time to fight for an even better standard.</p>
<p>The 12<sup>th</sup> step is to return to the beginning, starting a new iteration in the way we live, act, think, love, laugh… it’s the essence of being human, the search for an elevated state of conscience where we achieve wonderful things every day, doing the impossible and living our dreams.</p>
<p>It’s time to review and redo our plans, accept that even though we have taken control, some things slip, processes are lost and ideas remain undone. Getting better is just a matter of practice and evaluation of what we have done in the past.</p>
<p>I know some of the steps are hard, each speaks to different aspects of life and as such, each of us has different opportunities for improvement, and let’s admit it…we are irresponsible.</p>
<p>So some of the steps have gone by with a half-hearted effort, or have remained in promises without being incorporated into the daily routine, that is ok, because nothing and no one starts out perfect.  Its only you that decides how much is “enough”  response-ability, and if you are there, then I congratulate you and wish you well, but if not, I invite you to read back to the points where there is still work to be done, and do it.</p>
<p>I will continue to post material to help with each of the steps, but the essence of the process is already here, I hope it has been helpful and want to remind you to carve your own path in the process, there is no “right” way, only “your” way.</p>
<p>Thank you for reading,</p>
<p>Alex.</p>
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