"I accept you as you are" "I believe you are valuable" "I care when you are hurt"
"I desire only what is best for you" "I erase all offenses."
There is nothing shallow about authentic love. Nor it is magic wand we whip out and wave over a problem with whoosh, hoping all the pain will go away
Real love has staying power. It is tough. It refuses to look for ways to run away. It always opt for working through I doesn't cop out because the sea gets stormy and rough While the world around gives the opposite counsel LOVE STANDS FIRM..
"hear, and forget.. see, and remember... do,and understand..."
Never give up the right to be wrong, because then we will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with our lives. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.
"Relationships--of all kinds--are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, the relationship slips away and is lost."