Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. (17)
– William James
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“Times covetousness is forever. Time devours and devours—and gives back nothing. How terrible to face death without ever having claimed freedom, even in all its danger!” ~Frederick Nietzsche, in Irvin Yalom’s When Nietzsche Wept as quoted by Dan Allender in To Be Told Workbook.
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The measure of a healthy relationship is not how quickly conflict is resolved. A better measurement is how long conflict can go unresolved and not become personal. (27)
Life is an invitation to pain and that’s why relationships matter
Life is an invitation to pain. When a person spends all of their time attempting to avoid that pain they usually create more pain. Think of a child being born. Think of the risk the parents are taking. (Incidentally, this is sometimes cited as a reason to not have kids). Think about marriage. We all…
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If what you are doing is important, you will encounter resistance. If what you are doing isn’t important it will be easy. (22) ~Donald Miller
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Love should not be relegated to mere theology, with all of its pomp and religious bravado. Love is a way of living – a style of transaction amongst souls hungry for something beyond the day to day. Love is a reckless kindness that shocks the heart back to life. Love is both costly and free….
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Simply having a thought doesn't make it true. Too often we allow our thought processes to control our feelings without evaluating the truth of our thoughts. We do not have to be slaves to our thought processes. We can look at each thought and decide it's merit. When we decide they do not have merit…