Bob uses a simple illustration of a house divided into 3 levels to demonstrate the necessity of being emotionally real. The three levels are the attic, the basement, and the living room.

Although we each visit the attic and basement with our emotions, Bob asks us to understand that we do not live in these places. It is even possible to go from the attic to the basement without stopping in the living room! The living room is where we become emotionally mature and walk out life’s joys and difficulties with others in the relationships Father has given.