“You’re wrong!” How many times have you felt attacked with these words from a loved one? Are you ready, in this moment, to seek out healthy ways to respond to your loved one that invites forgiveness and acceptance?
One of the ways that many of us dull emotional pain is through the use of coping strategies, that while they appear to be adaptive in the beginning, eventually turn into defects of character in time that can cause more problem than they “fix”.
Those of you who have struggled with romantic relationships as we have will understand that the desire to be loved by a partner can be a powerful force that can drive one blindly into a relationship that is apt to be lopsided and unfulfilling.
The courage it took most of us to commit to an intimate relationship based on honesty, openness, and spiritual service has required more faith than most of us ever thought ourselves capable of.
