Stewardship is the characteristic of believing that gives us the ability

to be inter-connected with each other in a truly loving manner. We do not

lose any integral parts of ourselves or disintegrate into another person, yet

we value and need each other’s gifts and uniqueness for the full use and

completion of our own giftedness. The key characteristic of stewardship

is carefulness. The loss of stewardship brings about codependence, an

inability to be helpful.