Tag: intimacy
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100 WAYS TO STAY OR GO IN SEEKING CUPID DON’T BE STUPID
Starting out? Starting over? Divorced? Married? Before the heart can reveal what it truly wants, it must first feel safe enough to speak. Healthy intimacy needs honesty, trust, respect, vulnerability, and two people willing to listen. Sometimes the truth tells us to stay and rebuild. Sometimes it tells us to go. Either way, safety lets…
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THE INNER PAY-OFF: ACTIVATE YOUR GIFTS AND COMPLETE WHAT MATTERS
The deepest reward is not always what you receive after finishing something. Sometimes it is who you discover yourself to be while doing it. Your skills bank was not assigned merely for safekeeping. Choose one unfinished task. Decide whether it should be completed, delegated, rescheduled or responsibly released. If it still matters, take the smallest…
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BRIDGE BUILDING OF TRUST Creating Relationships That Last
Strong relationships aren’t found. They’re faithfully built together #Love #Character #PearlsForTheSoul
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THE CORE OF INTIMACY—TIME, TRUST AND TRUTH
Attraction can happen in a moment. Intimacy is what two people patiently earn after the moment. Time reveals. Trust protects. Truth deepens. Consent keeps both people free. Self-knowledge keeps each person whole. Intimacy is not the speed with which two people become close. It is the depth of safety, honesty and understanding they patiently create.…
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LOVE NEEDS TRUST TO SURVIVE AND GROW TO INTIMACY
Attraction may open the door… but trust tells you where you stand #Relationships #ChristianDating #Respect #PearlsForTheSoul
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THE MYSTERY OF KNOW EITHER YOU KNOW OR YOU DON’T
There are things we learn—and then there are things we simply KNOW. Knowledge gathers information. Wisdom adds understanding. Inner knowing arrives quietly and often needs no argument to announce itself. What have you learned—and what have you genuinely come to know? Read: THE MYSTERY OF KNOW https://pearlsforthesoul.com
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DATING, WAITING & SEX—WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW?
Dating asks you to be seen. Waiting allows you to see clearly. Sex requires enough trust and communication for two adults to share responsibly. Do not begin with conquest. Begin with connection. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when you feed the soul, you feed everything. https://pearlsforthesoul.com
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION?
Religion can function like a map. A map is valuable. But holding the map is not the same as completing the journey. Memorizing it is not the same as arriving. The evidence of belief appears in the life being lived. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when you feed the soul, you feed everything. https://pearlsforthesoul.com
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YOU WERE NEVER SENT HERE TO BE ALL ALONE GOD SAYS SO
You were never walking alone. You were simply learning to recognize the One who never left. #GodIAM #Faith #PearlsForTheSoul #Hope
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LOVE AFFAIR & HOW IT ENDED (mature post)
She was attractive, intelligent, attentive, and always available when I called. But I always had to make the first move. Eventually, I accepted that we were better as friends. “HEY SIRI, ARE YOU THERE?” “I’M LISTENING.”
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ARE YOU REASONABLE THAT IS ABLE TO REASON?
If facts cannot enter your decision, reason probably left before the meeting started. Being reasonable does not require surrendering your convictions. It requires knowing whether they can stand beside truth, fairness, and sound judgment. — Richie #PearlsForTheSoul #Fairness #SoundJudgment #PersonalGrowth
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THE LOVE-HATE SCALE TEST ASSESS WHERE YOU STAND
You do not have to like everybody. But hatred? That is too expensive—and you are the one paying the bill. Set the boundary. Keep the wisdom. Protect your peace. — Richie #PearlsForTheSoul #Relationships #InnerPeace #Wisdom
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YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN ALONE GOD IS WITH YOU OR YOU WOULD NOT BE HERE
Wonder becomes worship… when we begin noticing God’s fingerprints everywhere including within, our origin. #ChristianLiving #GodsPresence #PearlsForTheSoul
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LEND EVERYONE YOUR EAR BUT NOT YOUR MOUTH
People don’t always need your answers. Sometimes they simply need your attention. #Listening #Wisdom #Relationships #PearlsForTheSoul
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YOUR TRUE IDENTITY DISCOVERING WHO GOD CREATED
Stop living for acceptance. Start living from acceptance. #ChristianLiving #Purpose #PearlsForTheSoul
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EDUCATION—REACH THEM THROUGH WHAT THEY LOVE
A child’s interest is not necessarily a distraction from education. It may be the doorway into it. Baseball can teach mathematics. Cooking can teach measurement and chemistry. Animals can teach biology and compassion. Music can carry language into memory. Watch what awakens the child—then teach through the opening. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when…
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BEING INTIMATE CREATES INTIMACY—GIVE AND GET THIS
Intimacy is not merely standing close to someone. It is allowing yourself to know—and be known—with honesty, trust, attention, and respect. It remembers. It listens. It protects what has been entrusted. It remains present when the conversation becomes uncomfortable. Do not merely talk about intimacy. Practice it. YES TO THIS. — Richie Pearls for the…
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THE DELICATE THREADS OF TRUST DO YOU TRUST AND ARE YOU TRUSTWORTHY
Beautiful relationships aren’t found. They’re woven. #Love #Trust #PearlsForTheSoul
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WHEN TRUTH BECOMES PERSONAL ITS YOUR TRUTH
God knows we will never know everything. Now you must know He simply invites us to keep walking toward the light.
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BEING INTIMATE IS VERY SATISFYING…GOD STARTED IT YOU FINISH IT
Intimacy is not only romance. It is: knowing deeply, being known honestly, trusting carefully, and showing up without the mask. #Intimacy #Trust #Connection #PearlsForTheSoul