A good book that, in a nutshell, proposes to help you surround yourself with people that will support & assist in your true character and spiritual growth, and identify those aspects of yourself that fall short of your being that type of person for others.
Here are some ideas I pulled away from the read that seemed to stick a bit:
- “Someone who does not own his need to change does not change…”
- “Safe relationships are not just about trust, support, and sharing. They are also about truth, righteousness, and honesty. God uses people not only to nurture us, but also to open our eyes to sins, selfishness, and denial in us.”
- “Sometimes we take a stand, and others do not accept the stand. For example, a wife takes a stand for fidelity. If her husband wants to be with her, he must remain faithful. He has a choice. She is not rejecting him if he chooses to be unfaithful; he is rejecting her values.”
- “To become a safe person, you need to practice these six steps over and over again: ask for help, learn to need, work through resistances, invite the truth about yourself, enter into forgiveness, and give something back.”
- “You can ask for feedback in a hundred different ways. I think, however, that the important realities can be summarized in two questions. If you will regularly ask these two questions to your safe people, and use the data, your life will flourish. Here they are:
- What do I do that pushes you away from me?
- What do I do that draws you toward me?”
>> Verdict: Enjoyed & recommended –