Steps

Steps are the actions we take to make a life worth living.

1. We realized that a life worth living was a possibility for ourselves and we recognized that being open to this idea may feel scary or even dangerous.
2. We acknowledge that by being here, reading these steps, we are already taking action.
3. We acknowledged that we were suffering and that our lives had become unlivable.
4. We came to believe that we are capable of developing an inherent sense of steadiness, love, and belonging.
5. We became aware of the existence of dialectics and a dialectical world view.
6. We came to believe that there are skills that provide relief from suffering and a doorway into being human (building a life worth living).
7. We came to believe that we are not our thoughts or feelings.
8. We came to believe that we can accept, tolerate, and change our thoughts and feelings.
9. We became willing to acknowledge our truths and the truths of others.
10. We became willing to utilize skills to navigate connection and we became ready to practice these skills in our daily lives.
11. We acknowledge that this is a journey and a process and that we might find ourselves at different stages as we navigate life.
12. We actively engage in the practice of building a life worth living and extending this practice to others.