Christianity is not about morality. It’s about reality.
HENRY CLOUDThings don’t change in a marriage until the spouse who is taking responsibility for a problem that is not hers decides to say or do something about it.
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We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
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True intimacy is only build around the freedom to disagree.
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The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.
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One of the worst things you can die with is potential.
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Dating is primarily a numbers game. People usually go through a lot of people to find good relationships. That’s just the way it is.
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Being right can never compete with doing well.
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Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.
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Be Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.
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If your boundary training consists only of words, you are wasting your breath. But if you ‘do’ boundaries with your kids, they internalize the experiences, remember them, digest them, and make them part of how they see reality.
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Some goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
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The physicality of a real relationship – one that encompasses mind, body and soul – ultimately makes it more fulfilling and powerful than any virtual relationship ever could be.
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The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.
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Marriage is not slavery. It is based on a love relationship deeply rooted in freedom. Each partner is free from the other and therefore free to love the other. Where there is control, or perception of control, there is not love. Love only exists where there is freedom.
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In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are ridiculously in charge, then you own whatever happens in a company, school.
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Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen.
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