Emotional maturity

So tonight in my aftercare program, the topic of discussion was emotional maturity.  Dave passed around a sheet with all these things relating to emotional maturity and said pick two, one you feel you have placed securely in your routine of daily maintenance for recovery, and one that you feel needs work.  I picked the first two, one being about how we don't take criticism gratefully and see it as opportunity for growth, and two that I no longer indulge in self-pity.  We talked about how I had not been having the greatest of weeks, speculated on why that might be, how I felt.  What I took away from it was that I need to be more assertive and also be very careful in the way I approach situations and when vocalizing complaints or concerns.  Another crucial point was that, "timing is everything" and that the tone used is also very important to how point B receives point A's message (A being myself and B being whoever I am speaking with or to).  Anyways, afterwards I was told by a peer in the program that I should just talk to the person who I'd been having some difficulty communicating with.  I returned to my house and proceeded with that suggestion.  I kept everything in mind that had been said about tone and timing and I believe and feel like it went really well.  I will now no longer feel like camping out in my room to avoid running into this person.  I will still continue to dry my dishes after I wash them and be sure they are spotless as can be.  This will free up a lot of space in the dish dryer by the sink as well as ensure that I cannot be blamed for future stray food particle findings on forks and so forth.  I have a really great idea but I can't tell you because it's secret.  I've said too much! *runs and hides behind bush plots your demise*  What was that about emotional maturity?  I needed to write this out so I will remember.  I feel like the part of my brain that retains concepts and ideas is still healing so if anything this will have a memento effect later on.  Good night, sleep tight, stay classy, San Jose.