It´s natural to want someone you love to do what you want, or what you think would be good for them, but you have to let everything happen to them. You can’t interfere with people you love any more than you’re supposed to interfere with people you don’t even know. And that’s hard…because you often feel like interfering -you want to be the one who makes the plans.
- 17th May
2012 - 17
- 15th May
2012 - 15
Relationships are both wonderful and tricky. The wonderful traits of a person are all sparkly and shiny, and we are attracted to that. But the real work is learning to find good in the gnarly aspects. It is a real art. Believing in the other person’s goodness and integrity enough to be content with working with the challenging parts. The sparkly parts are easy to love. Our job is to make the love bigger than an argument or an intense disagreement. You see, this is being authentic, vulnerable and true. And much more than a fairytale type romance. The real and honest and courageous decision is to love the warts and all. That is the true miracle.
- 12th May
2012 - 12
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- 29th April
2012 - 29
The best vows ever. Get your tissues. Wiley & Mallory, Wilmington, NC
Wiley and Mallory actually met in a bar! They hit it off immediately, but their cicumstances didn’t allow for a normal or “convieneint” relationship. For the entire relationship of 5 years, they sometimes lives as much as 12 hours away form each other. Againsit all odds of along distance relationship, they persevered.
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- 25th April
2012 - 25
- 25th April
2012 - 25
Beautiful.
He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Mark 3:5
So beautiful.
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- 24th April
2012 - 24
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.Fascinating Wall Street Journal Article by Laura Vanderkam on being busy (via thefreenomad)
Excellent! The words we use really do shape us, and this is a great example. “I don’t have time” is very passive, while “It’s not a priority” implies an active decision.
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