Liabilities
From the book “Back To Basics” (though I’m certain these definitions might be found anywhere…)
To be used as a guide for a Fourth Step - Liabilities and their definitions.
Resentment - “When we are angry or bitter toward someone for an extended period of time over some real or imagined insult, we are feeling resentment. It is a hostile or indignant attitude in response to an alleged affront or personal injury.”
False Pride - “is either feeling better than or less than someone else. Feelings of superiority include prejudice about race, education or religious beliefs, and sarcasm - putting someone else down to make us feel better about ourselves. Feelings of inferiority include self-pity - dwelling on one’s own problems, and low self-esteem - the lack of self-worth or self-respect.”
Envy - “wanting someone else’s possessions.”
Jealousy - “being suspicious of another’s motives or doubting the faithfulness of a friend.”
Selfishness - “concern only for ourselves, our own welfare or pleasure, without regard for, or at the expense of, others.”
Laziness - “means lacking the will or the desire to work. Procrastination, which is postponing or delaying an assigned job or task, is a form of laziness.”
Dishonesty - “theft or deception. It includes taking things that don’t belong to us, cheating people out of what is rightfully theirs, and lying to or witholding the truth from others.”
Fear - “is being afraid of losing something we have or not getting something we want. It manifests itself in many ways including phobia, terror, panic, anxiety and worry.”
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