Inspiring Change Every Day with Grace
Something About You
Most relationships begin with self-interest. That sentence may sound cold, but it is deeply human...
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Beyond Your Connection
Most people think a relationship is simply a bond; two people connected by affection, history, proximity, or shared experience.
Relational Intelligence
Most relationships today begin with need. Need for comfort, need for access, need for advantage or need for belonging.
Living Without Being Ruled By Desire
Desire is part of your design. It pulls you toward love, progress, purpose, etc. Without desire, you would not dream, build, connect, or hope. But there is a difference between having desire and being ruled by it. Freedom, therefore, is the ability to choose wisely in the presence of desire.
When Letting Go of a Desire Is an Act of Love
Desire can feel noble. It feels very lively, hopeful, and charged with possibility. When you want a person, a dream, or an outcome deeply, it can seem almost sacrosanct.
What Happens When Desire Is Ignored Too Long
Desire is a messenger that carries information about what matters to you. This includes, inter - alia, connection, purpose, intimacy, expression, and growth. It gives you a sense of direction when you listen to its leading with wisdom. However, when you ignore it for too long, denial begins to set in and eventually distorts desire.
Healthy Suppression vs Harmful Repression
Desire is not something you are meant to fear. It is part of living. Many of us have been taught two extremes: either indulge every desire because “this is who you are,” or bury it completely because “good people don’t feel that.” Neither extreme produces wholeness.
Desire vs Discipline
Desire is a powerful tool for the execution of our daily activities. It wakes you up in the morning, fuels ambition, romance, creativity, and hope, among others. Without desire, life would feel dull and mechanical.
Desire and Dopamine Addiction
Desire was never designed to be hijacked, but it has become the order of the day in this dispensation. What used to move us toward meaningful goals now gets redirected toward instant stimulation.
Triggers That Intensify Desire
Desire does not grow in isolation. It is deeply influenced by your state. Your body, your emotions, inter - alia, and your environment play important roles in your desires.