| In the hundreds of hours spent writing this book, an image kept .returning to me like a companion. I saw the recovering men m my perr, onal life, my profession, and those who gener- ously volunteered their stories for this book. Nothing is more encouraging in my own ourney than seeing ano her man on fire w th a renewed spirit. He often feels lucky to be alive and may say, "1 feel llke a real person for the first time in my life." He took the risk to believe he could change, He has more seIf- esteem than ever before. He listens to his inner voice a nd has a spiritual life. He has a new reservoir of energy, has faced pain, and uses it t9 grow into a stronger, healthier man. I return to this image because it is so encouraging I know that once a man awaken~ he can begin profound change. But we are social creatures; we need others to help discover the best in ourselves. Just as I gained strength for my recovery by knowing others on this path, I hope this book will be a com- panion for you, offering encouragement and direction. ] also return to the image of those recovering men because I know how lonely we have been, how crucial relationships arefor growth, how fully we expect to be alone, and how surpris-ing it can be when we connect with others. My main goal inwriting this book is to provide an antidote to that loneliness; tooffer it as a companion on the journey for recovery. PerhapsSometimes it will also serve as a compass, helping you to finddirection, and sometimes as a bridge, helping you move to thenext part of the journey. The companion may be found in the stories of other men sexperiences; the compass in the ideas and concepts about re-covery; and the bridge in the practical parts of his book, theconcrete suggestions for how to do it, Most chapters contain amixture of all three elements but Chapters One, Two, and Four |
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