"A principal thing to write in the notebook of our minds in the area of human relationships is: When people insist on perfection or nothing, they get nothing. When people insist on having what they daydream as a perfect relationship, they will end up in having no relationship at all. When people waste the time they could have - by screaming for more - they will have no time at all. The waste of what could be, by demanding what cannot be, is something we all have lived through in certain periods of our lives, but which we need to put behind us with resolve."
-What is a Family? by Edith Shaeffer
Proverbs 16:23,24 "The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. Pleasant words are as an honeybomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 17:23 "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
Would we rather have moments in our lives filled with unfulfilled expectations which result in wrecked periods of time which we can't go back and change? Moving forward, I hope to remember this always and speak words of love, encouragement and care.
IHS,
Cammie
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Thanks Cam for this. It is such a good reminder and I hope I can remember that always. I hope others will truly read those words and take them to heart. I actually wish some of my extended family would read this.
Love Steph
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