THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS THAT TEACH – “Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes … no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one.” (12 & 12, p. 80)“Success is meaningless if you can’t sleep at night because of harsh things said, petty secrets sharpened against hard and stony regret, just waiting to be plunged into the soft underbelly of a ‘friendship.’ ” – Margaret Cho (1968 – ) Korean-American actor/comedian
What moments of clarity have you discovered regarding your own painful relations with others, lately?
There are so many people I do not want to face again. How do people visit old hurts inflicted on others and not feel like crawling away – ashamed, embarrassed, humiliated? There is one amends I am dreading and I don’t know how to feel right and/or powerful about it. Help!