The Old Check List Destroys Relationships
“People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.” The Twelve Steps Life Learning Device As a person who grew-up never feeling good enough about myself, I learned to build many walls. Looking back I realize that I always wanted to build bridges. I’m a romantic at heart. It’s part of my nature. I want to love and be loved. But fear always got in my way: Fear of being hurt again and fear of abandonment. Even now, I can see how fear moves me to burn bridges with people that I am choosing to get closer to on a personal level. I have a friend who I love dearly right now and we have really great times together. When I’m in the moment everything is great, but when I have down time and get into my head I find myself keeping the Old Check List. The Old Check List is my way of destroying relationships or burning bridges between myself and others. The List consist of all the reasons why a particular person isn’t really good enough for me. As odd as it seems, t...