A spiritual aspirant wrote:
I read in Basair Hakeem ul Umma ra that one should write to his shaykh one issue at a time and get advise on its cure. I don’t know where to start for myself, as I see I have too many issues to mention. Where should I start? Please advise. Jazaak Allah

Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Moulana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib (Allah SWT preserve him and allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Ameen) replied:
“You have written about anger. Now start writing about other issues one by one. When writing an issue, please describe the incident due to which you suspect it is a blame worthy moral.”

Meraj us Salikeen: Islahi Khutoot #6