A Start

A good starting point for spiritual growth is "take ourselves as we are."  No one enters a program of their own free will without knowing that they need it.  A child might fool themself that they want to be a ballet dancer or that they are talented in that endeavor before they start, because their friends are doing it, or they are living in their imaginations.  In time, most find out that they are not ballet dancer talent.  I start each day from where I am, with my faults, and talents.  I have come to know them over time.  If you don't know either your faults or your talents then you begin by saying, "I am a beginner."  The beginner tries a spiritual path from their own ignorance of whether it is for them.  So, most paths have long introductions to make sure we know ourself better.  Good spiritual paths reveal our faults to us long before they reveal the riches of the path.  So, beginners, be ready to face yourself.   In Recovery Programs, this would be step #4.