Session 3 - February 3, 2012

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Suggested small group questions

Step 3:  Compassion for yourself

1. Armstrong states throughout the step that it is critical to love yourself which will lead to compassion. What does it mean to you to love yourself? (pgs. 67-74);
2. Armstrong quotes St. Paul often in this step. She equates the ego with selfishness, greed, and the reptilian brain. Further she believes that it is essential to lose your self-image and your ego. What does it mean to you to lose your ego? (see pgs. 78-79 especially) 

Step 4: Empathy

1. A Protestant cross looks very different from a Catholic cross. Yet, Armstrong uses the cross imagery and crucifixion story as a way of helping us identify with the suffering of another. What does the crucifixion story mean to you? (pg. 83-85);
2. After reading this step, what are some practical ways you can put yourself in another person’s shoes?