There is a need in everyone that longs to communicate, engage and interact with other people. The relationships in your life from past to present are an active force that is building and shaping you as an individual. We all need wisdom in creating and maintaining relationships, because those whom we form our closest relationships with (such as a spouse, or best friend) will help to influence our life.
How many times have you felt that you met the right person at the right time… but you still had trouble accepting their love or maybe you had trouble with showing love, to the point where that relationship could rise … Continue reading Finding the Courage to Love
Most people think they know a lot. But, knowing something and understanding it is two different things. What do you really understand? How many people understand how a microwave works, or how an engine works? What about people and intimate … Continue reading Understanding –> Compassion –> Getting It
Having discernment when creating new relationships can be more of trial and error, than having a rule of thumb. For me, as I become more mature in life, the clearer I understand what it is I’m looking for in a relationship. … Continue reading Meeting People: Friends or Lovers?
Once every blue moon the subject of MARRIAGE will come to mind, and today is one of those days. This time it was placed in my mind because of a conversation I had with my mom and hearing her adamant desire … Continue reading Too High Expectations
What are the general qualities present in those who have the best relationships? I would obviously think that LOVE is the key to any successful relationship; however, since everyone has their own interpretations of what love is, and also their own opinion of what they deem attractive, it is reasonable to assume that we all have different qualities we look for in a girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse/life-partner/whoever… 🙂 As I was lying in my bed tonight I thought to myself, “I haven’t been intimate with anyone since my last relationship, which was about 6 months ago.” And, some may say that’s a long … Continue reading Relationship Qualifications
Just like a moth is attracted to a flame, I am finding myself always being attracted to women who don’t want to be in a relationship. One of the greatest mysteries of relationships to me, is the fact that there … Continue reading Is She the Right One for Me
Ok… are you ready for a little openness, a little honesty, some candid thoughts and feelings, and a lot of REAL Talk. Because I know I’m ready for anything that’s real. I’m so tired of fake people and meaningless actions. Life is serious, so I feel we should treat it that way. 2013 for me was about coming into myself, going through matters of unexpected issues, trusting in God, and it was also a year of relationships ending, beginning, and ending again. In the middle of the year I faced a very serious situation with my best friend at the … Continue reading Relationships in 2014
I am proud and happy to say that I’m in a committed relationship! We have been dating for a little over a month now, though it actually seems so much longer than that. In this last month my girlfriend and … Continue reading Dating and Relationships: Tough Question
How do you feel about the idea of wanting someone in your life, yet not wanting to feel a need for them, when it comes to forming a relationship? In this song, Neyo – Miss Independent, Neyo sings this, “…Said ooh it’s … Continue reading Independence
One thing I’ll never forget, are my Uncle Howard’s lectures on life. And tonight, I’m thinking about my life and where I’m going in it… I was just speaking with a friend about life. And I just wanted to express … Continue reading Life
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