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Dahlia
Flower - © Janusz Taras, Photographer
Inevitably, we bring not only our love to a relationship,
but also
our wounds and confusion.
As the
relationship begins to mature, we become a bit more willing to let
go of the image that we believed we needed to maintain in order to
love or to be loved.
We become
willing to risk showing more of ourselves,
more of
those places where we believe we are flawed.
Healing
relationships give us the courage to face ourselves,
to see
those attitudes and behaviors that are not in keeping with our
essential being.
They show
us the ways in which we distance ourselves from others,
and enable
us to see how we defend those habits and beliefs
that
compromise our well-being and the well-being of our relationships.
As we
acknowledge and share these patterns, they can become
undone.
When our heart's desire is to heal ourselves and each
other,
then every
single moment can become an invitation to move toward love.
When we
open to ourselves and to our beloved with honor and total
acceptance, something miraculous happens.
In the
full mingling of our spirits we are renewed, strengthened,
and
delivered to our highest possibilities.
Our love
has become a bridge not only to ourselves and to each other, but to
life itself.
John Robbins and Ann
Mortifee
Excerpted from
Dynamics of Intimacy, Sexuality,
& Love
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