05-11-2013, 09:08 PM
For myself, I was intensely and devotedly working on my spiritual life for years and years, and yet it wasn't until I moved away from introversion and began working/sharing in groups that I began to make much more rapid progress (that is the way it felt/feels to me, anyway). I'm sure the years of introverted study were of benefit - the group involvement really triggered a much more rapid and satisfying movement for me.
At first I had to set for myself a goal that each week in group meeting I would share one really honest and heartfelt truth about my inner life that I had never shared before. After a while I was no longer afraid. I will say this was a very safe group, because it was a twelve step group, so people did not criticize or judge my comments.
At first I had to set for myself a goal that each week in group meeting I would share one really honest and heartfelt truth about my inner life that I had never shared before. After a while I was no longer afraid. I will say this was a very safe group, because it was a twelve step group, so people did not criticize or judge my comments.