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That kind of love …
Sometimes we glimpse the kind of love that doesn’t need all the answers. And in that moment, we know we could act on it, without regret. We know it wouldn’t matter what all the answers turned out to be.
It’s not infatuation, but it feels just as captivating. And it has a foundation. We can’t see it; but on a primal level, we know there’s a connection.
Don’t let fear keep you from getting your arms around it. … More
The dream …
If we go to sleep living the dream, we wake up living it, too. It’s an ongoing choice to live and love well.… More
Balancing faith …
Faith without works is dead. But action without stillness is anxiety. LOVE is an action word AND a stillness word. … More
May we honor the law of the harvest …
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When and who are we cheating?
Question from a friend:
“When is it cheating in a marriage? If you had lunch with David and David wanted to kiss you, would that be all right? If you kissed David passionately, would you tell Sam?”
You might know me well enough to anticipate my answer. Surely my friend does, too. Passionately kissing David—or anybody—would be cheating. And I would tell Sam. In fact, I did tell Sam when David tried to kiss me. Was it all right? Yes, in the sense that I’m only responsible for how I respond, but I don’t think it would have been okay to avoid telling Sam. Open feels much more honest and loving to me.
A strict definition of cheating: Sharing less than all of you.
A looser definition: Betraying a commitment.
That said, commitment is an ongoing decision, whether it’s made consciously or unconsciously. And being honest about what you’re feeling today is even more important to a healthy relationship than keeping a commitment you made yesterday.
When you share less than all of you, it’s because you accept less than all of you. And that’s cheating … yourself and your partner.
All of you is better, so much better, than isolated pieces of you.… More
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