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Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.

Henry Cloud

Dating should be a part of your life, not your life a part of dating. There is more to life than finding a date.
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Date Finding Life
Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
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Anand Thakur
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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Greatness Metaphor Passion Recognition Season Time
Whatever’s happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don’t treat it like it’s the whole story. Keep writing the story.
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Anand Thakur
Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.
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Boundary Essential Structure Thrive
Be Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.
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Issues Person Problem Relationship Soft
If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it all together, then they cannot be followed and trusted by others.
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Follow Narcissism People Togetherness Trust
We have our own thoughts, and if we want others to know them, we must tell them.
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Ourselves Talk Thinking
Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.
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Anand Thakur
Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.
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Champion Each Other Health Partner Relationship
A person who hasn’t grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.
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Business Grief Person Result
Love can only exist where freedom and responsibility are operating.
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Existence Freedom Love Operation Responsibility
Anger is frustration at the fact that we are not God, and do not have control over reality.
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Angry Control Fact Frustration Ourselves Reality
Couples often live out years of falsehood trying to protect and save a relationship, all the while destroying any chance of real relationship.
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Chance Couple Destroy Fake Live Reality Relationship
A good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word ‘no.’ Love respects ‘no,’ control does not.
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Control Goodness Person Reaction Relationship Respond Test
To rescue people from the natural consequences of their behavior is to render them powerless.
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Consequence Natural People Power Rescue

Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.

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