The first step in my transformation was the most difficult. As I grew into my new life I suddenly realized the obvious; I was and always had been a sinner, but I thought at least I wasn’t as big a sinner as some around me. I let everyone else’s failings comfort me. The day of reckoning began when I admitted my sinfulness and realized that I had no right to judge others; that was God’s responsibility. I knelt humbly before God, admitted my failings and asked forgiveness. I wanted to change. Of the many things I learned since, the most important is I can’t do this alone. The temptations in the world are just too great. I’ve sought out a community of friends to help me, my Circle of Twelve. They are real people, not perfect by any stretch,