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The Stages of Romantic Love
There is much more to romantic love than “falling in love;” there is also the life of “being in love,” and the work of “staying in love.”
Hal Green, Ph.D., Community Contributor
- Davenport, IA
Hal Green, Ph.D., is a former professor, pastor, counselor and columnist. He has deep faith in God and humanity, and is a long-term optimist. He believes that all will be well in the end, and that we will learn and grow from adversity. Hal seeks to inspire, assist, and guide us in our daily life.
His education includes a Ph.D. in World Religions from Northwestern University, a M.Div. in Bible and Theology from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Psychology from Drake University, and a B.A. in Philosophy, also from Drake University.
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Persons Matter more than Principles
Persons matter more than principles. While principles are important, persons cannot long violate your principles and stay in a relationship.
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Avoid Caring too Much
Seek to avoid caring too much, too long, and for too many persons and things.
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You Can Change Your Behavior
Changing behavior is difficult but doable. You must have the desire to change, the knowledge of how to change, and the discipline to do it.
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The Desire to be Well.
The desire to be well precedes becoming well. Our hidden will can matter as much or even more than the medications needed to regain health.
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Acceptance Precedes Forgiveness
You have to accept what has happened before you can begin to forgive. That is a vital step we all too easily miss.
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The Fear of Success
The fear of success can be as potent as the fear of failure. We understand failure better than success; we prepare more readily for failure
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More on Love and Picking Berries
More on love and picking berries. A few more connections I discovered while my wife and I picked raspberries and blueberries.
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Love and Picking Raspberries
Picking raspberries has some things in common with loving. I realized this when my wife and I spent an afternoon in a raspberry patch.
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Let There Be Pauses in Your Conversations
Let there be pauses in your conversations. See what happens if you take a breath before responding to what another has just said.
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Do Not Be a Quitter
Nobody likes a quitter. Especially the quitter himself. We develop disdain for ourselves if we give up or give in too readily.
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The Danger of Concepts
Be very careful about concepts and how you apply them. Why? Because you will live within them – for good and for ill.
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Inner Naysayers
We all have our inner naysayers. We generally prefer not to talk about these harassing little daemons, though it can help us when we do.
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Anticipation
Anticipation can open or close a path into tomorrow. It depends on what is being anticipated, for good or evil, pleasure or pain.
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The Promise of Sunrise
May every sunrise hold more promise, and every sunset hold more peace. Yet how many of our mornings hold promise for the day ahead?
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Accurate Listening
Accurate listening includes hearing what the other means as well as says. To listen is to love; and to love requires adequate listening.
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Rejection Enhances Perception
Rejection enhances our capacity to intuit the motives of others. Those who have suffered rejection can more readily spot a fake.
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Handling Bullies
There are bullies in the workplace, not just the playground. A co-worker or supervisor can begin picking on someone for no apparent reason.
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Be Willing to Cry
To be willing to love includes being willing to cry. Tears can move us past pressure points, junctures of built-up stress and emotions.
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Who You are Alone and with Others
Who we are when we are alone is often different than who we are with others. Sometimes very little, sometimes dramatically so.
