Resolving the Past
Step 8
“As forgiven people, free from condemnation, we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves, determined to root our fear, hidden hostility, and contempt for the world.”
Like many of us, David E. can trace his struggle with same-sex attraction to a poor relationship with his father. His father was an angry man with a loud voice that frightened David when he was a little boy. He detached, withdrew into his bedroom and a world of fantasy, and the damage was done.
Why Is It So Difficult for Me to Make Friends?
Step 12
“We determined to mature in our relationships with men and women, learning the meaning of a partnership of equals, seeking neither dominance over people nor servile dependency on them.”
Some of you, I trust, have been putting these suggestions into practice and have begun to make true friends and are rejoicing in the experience. You may be asking, “Is that all there is?” No. Having made friends, you must learn to keep them.
I can hear the screams! “More work!” Yes, but please remember that sloth is one of the seven deadly sins and that friendships are vital not only to your emotional health but also to your physical health.
