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When You Yourself Isn’t Enough

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You have them, I have them, everybody has them — times when we feel like excitingly sharing whatever turned out well, need encouragement in facing a challenge, or to be comforted in the wake of bad news.

Our first impulse is to spill it out to close relatives because they know us better than anyone else. The downside, however, is that regardless of how much they contribute to your cause, logic says that intentional or not, they are also more likely to be critical of your thoughts and actions.

The second option is to lean heavily on close friends who … Read the rest “When You Yourself Isn’t Enough”

From Out Of The Shadows

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Here’s the story that unfolded.

During summer school at a distant college, the guy met a girl and they continued to date until the school session ended. 

It was, however, more than simply a summer romance. After they had each returned home, they were attracted to each other enough that three times over the next several months he drove the more than 200 miles to see her. The potential for something more serious was alive and well.

It all came to an end, however, when he had to leave to fulfill a two-year military commitment. Even before he had returned … Read the rest “From Out Of The Shadows”