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You know that saying "love like you've never been hurt" or something like that...
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I think that is pretty tough to do now that I'm in my Autumn Season! Any thoughts friends?
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Re: You know that saying "love like you've never been hurt" or something like that...
posted at September 1, 2012 9:01 AM EDT
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In Response to You know that saying "love like you've never been hurt" or something like that...: I think that is pretty tough to do now that I'm in my Autumn Season! Any thoughts friends? Posted by Nancy195578 Hi Nancy! I think our experiences do largely influence our thinking and behavior and the phrase "love like you've never been hurt" is rather unrealistic literally; however, it is quite positive in terms of encouraging us to not allow past hurts to block the possibilities of the present and future. At the same time, I don't think that "loving like we've never been hurt" is a good thing or renders better/, deeper and/or greater love. I know that, for me, painful experiences and/or hurt in various aspects of life have come with lessons, made me stronger, wiser. I've, of course, been hurt (haven't we all). Over the course of our lives, we have sometimes paid some agony for the ecstasy, but that does not 'taint' our love or certainly doesn't have to. The question is was the juice worth the squeeze? LOL Like most mentally healthy folk, I do not like pain, do not welcome nor embrace it, and in my maturing years (to keep it real, as they say) I am a little slower to jump in the pool, perhaps a bit more cautious (you know, one leg in then the other... :-) I am more interested in peaceful, harmonious, pleasant, life-enhancing partnership than crazy, obessiive love and roman antics, but I'm definitely not stifled or scared. Quite the contray, I'm ready, open to variety...got a lot of living and loving to do! And a man doesn't have to plead with me rather just be himself and if he's irresistable and his intentions are good, I'll wiggle my way into the waters and, if all goes well, I'll end up all in for great times.! |
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Re: You know that saying "love like you've never been hurt" or something like that...
posted at September 23, 2012 1:31 AM EDT
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In Response to You know that saying "love like you've never been hurt" or something like that...: I think that is pretty tough to do now that I'm in my Autumn Season! Any thoughts friends? Posted by Nancy195578 I have been hurt, so that's a reality. But before that, I lost a husband to death, that hurt. Anything worth loving involves hurt, so the key is to know when someone is hurting you in a harmful way, and if your capable, you can end it. If you keep loving someone that hurts you on purpose, it brings on anger and depression. It might not feel good at the time, but once you stop seeing that person that hurts you, you will soon fet it figured out. It doesn't mean you will feel happier, but you did the right thing, and that means respect. How do you get rid of someone your addicted to that hurts you...you get people to help you, get a suport system, ask God to be there, but find something you can absolutely dive into, like getting a degree, or helping someone, getting a job, or if all that doesn't work, move away. |
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