Category: Relationships
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Becoming Beyond The Bloodline
Some inherit wealth. Some inherit land. I inherited a reputation, and the invisible weight that came with it. From as early as I can remember, I knew certain behavior was simply not acceptable because of the kind of family I came from. I couldn’t get away with anything. Not even when I was nowhere near…
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Vision Dies When Everyone Gets A Vote
The Weight of Too Many Voices There’s an old fable about an old man, his son, and a donkey who set out for the market one day. As they walked along the street, annoyed neighbors criticized them for not using the donkey appropriately. “What is the use of a donkey if not to ride it?”…
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What Is Your Center?
TRUE STORY Jim’s wife had been begging him to take his family on vacation for a while. He was a hardworking businessman who took his job seriously and was hardly ever absent. He would go in before everyone else and be the last to leave. While his department flourished, his wife and son were heartbroken…
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Live
I walked to the teachers’ lounge on my hall today to warm my lunch and while waiting to remove my lunch from the microwave, I stood staring out the window. Today is a wet, overcast, and bleak day; it’s the perfect weather to sleep in. At this moment I would give anything to lie wrapped…
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Church Hurt
Some of the world’s most callous and ruthless people are ‘church people’. They are quick to criticize, judge and mistreat you if for some reason they think you do not ‘measure up’ to the standards God and even they created. These are sentiments expressed by many when conversations about Christianity and being a Christian come…
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New Age Relationships
WHAT ARE ‘SITUATIONSHIPS? How many of you have ever heard the term ‘situationship’ before? Well, based on my understanding and experience with being in that position in the past, I can conclude that this is a case where one or both parties want the benefits of being in a committed relationship without having to attach…