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Friday, May 4, 2012

Leaving Ourselves Vulnerable To Others

Why do we find that trusting others is such a difficult thing to do? To leave ourselves open to the hurt that others may inflict upon us is against our nature. We want to be able to trust that our loved one will do us no harm and that our relationship will last the test of time. But if this is so, why then do we go about hurting each other needlessly and saying words that we know will break each other hearts? When pride has us lashing out instead of caring for the person we love. And even after all the craziness, why is it that our heart continues to believe in forever? Pride is so useless when it makes us deaf to the suffering we are causing and turns us into something that we are not. When all is said and done, leaving ourselves vulnerable to others is a work in progress but there is so much we can learn when we do. Today, think about your relationships and how you are behaving with your loved ones. Are you as loving and caring as you once were? Are you being true to yourself or reacting to the words you are hearing? Be still and remember who you are before you speak. Let your words reflect only the compassion that is within your heart.
Sometimes things are not what they seem...

(It hurts me to hear another couple going through a silly misunderstanding, leaving both feeling unloved. Hurtful words being tossed around, but reaching their target successfully. It's so much clearer being an observer, but there is nothing I can do. Hopefully, these two people wake up and see how destructive their words are having on each other. It's a lonely road, living only with our pride.)

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