Humility tells the whole truth about us
Humility recognizes both our strengths and our limitations, without exaggerating one or concealing the other.
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Articles to help you understand personal or relationship difficulties, step back from tensions and find guidance for communicating, making decisions and moving forward.
Love the other person without withdrawing from our own life
Loving someone remains compatible with a personal life where our needs, plans, and relationships still have room.
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Do not make our bodies pay for the other person’s wrong
Another person’s wrongdoing should not make our body endure additional neglect, exhaustion, or deprivation.
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Do our part without carrying all of the other person’s dissatisfaction
Taking responsibility for our part does not make us accountable for every frustration, expectation, or dissatisfaction the other person feels.
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Do not add our own destruction to the wrong done to us
A wrong done to us deserves a protective response that does not extend its harm through self-destruction.
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The problem begins where we abandon ourselves
A difficulty deepens when preserving the relationship gradually leads us to stop caring for ourselves.
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What is done to us and what we do next
We cannot always choose what happens to us, but we can guide what we decide to do next.
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Relational value is given, received, and upheld
Value within a relationship grows when it can be offered, received, and consistently upheld by both people.
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The three screens of our choices
Viewing our choices from several angles helps distinguish what we truly want, protect, and actually build.
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We already love ourselves, but not always in the right way
Love may already exist, yet the way we express it can require greater attention, listening, and adjustment.
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The weight of something also depends on how long we hold it
A difficulty can feel heavier when we carry it for a long time without rest, perspective, or support.
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Self-reflection examines our choices, not our worth
Questioning ourselves helps us examine our decisions without confusing a possible mistake with our inherent personal worth.
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