The extent to which two people in a relationship can bring up and resolve issues is a critical marker of the soundness of a relationship.
HENRY CLOUDSpouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.
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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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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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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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The natural response to evaluation is to feel judged. We have to mature to a place where we respond to it with gratitude, and love feedback.
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To get greater than 100% return on a growth step, give up defensiveness. Defensiveness stifles performance, and destroys relationships.
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Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.
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Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.
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The business of church is ultimately people. You’re trying to heal people, grow people, teach people, and mend people. And when leaders spend all of their time helping and growing other people, they ignore their own growth.
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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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People tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy.
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A culture is like an immune system. It operates through the laws of systems, just like a body. If a body has an infection, the immune system deals with it. Similarly, a group enforces its norms, either actively or passively.
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Love can only exist where freedom and responsibility are operating.
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Dating is a give and take. If you only see it as “Taking,” you are not getting it.
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You aren’t alive if you aren’t in need.
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Successful people stick to what they are good at and find ways to make that larger.
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