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Can God destroy relationships?

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Firstly, I would like to mention that it is a very reasonable question to ask especially after trying for a long time to patch a relationship or after trying to reconcile two very different personalities, ways of being or thinking. As some of you may feel guilty, as I certainly felt in the past for even conceptualizing such a question, I would like to say a word of encouragement: it is very liberating when we relax our assumptions about how God is supposed to act and take Him out of the box we tend to put Him into. Additionally, I believe every human being will deal with a dying relationship at some point in life so opening mind and heart to this topic will only bring benefits!

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Relationships SERIES: What’s going on with relationships these days?

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Growing up I loved watching and seeing couples in love. Spying from the corner of my eye as they exchanged smiles and laughter, held hands and gave each other kisses used to be one of my favorite activities. I wonder if they ever saw someone was watching them or if they were so engulfed in their love that nothing could get their attention. There is nothing like two people who truly love each other and only have beaming eyes for one another. I vowed to myself to build such a relationship when I grow up. It seemed so beautiful to have access to such an experience as an adult… so life giving! Oh how I wanted to speed the growing up process! To feel supported, loved and seen… so inspiring! Those couples had something that other people seemed to lack; they had a light about themselves and I was attracted to them as a bee to honey! They had wings to face the many challenges that life threw their way in ways other people did not.. Those people were ALIVE!  

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How to thrive in school / university when living with toxic family members

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Living with toxic family members is the unfortunate reality of many teenagers and young adults nowadays. The added stress and emotional roller coaster take a toll on the body and mind and much time is needed for it to recalibrate and function in normal day to day activities. Moreover, they have very detrimental effects on the mental resources and focus which are needed to pass your classes and graduate your program. Stress and memorizing tonnes of information certainly do not go hand-in-hand.

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Is health really in your control?

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Nowadays with all of the scholarly articles and information on google it seems that there should be no excuse for someone to not be in good shape. It seems as though we are more advanced and knowledgeable than ever in the health field, and the thousands of articles being posted daily together with an ever-greater availability of resources attest to that. Unfortunately, the abundance of resources can make anyone feel that they should experience nothing short of sparkling levels of health… After all, shouldn’t anyone be able to solve any problem they may encounter if only they put their minds to it? If a case of worsened health is here to stay, changing our perspective as to its place in the bigger picture of our purpose can be the best stress reliever we could hope for.

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How to cope with chronic illness as a couple
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How to cope with chronic illness as a couple

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Disease is one of the unpredictable events of life which hits us like a ton of bricks. It never asks for our opinion and it completely disrupts our day to day life. We don’t see it coming and are seldom prepared for how to deal with it. Suddenly, this reality does not belong only to “people out there” but it is right in our cozy home. Not only does it take a bit hit on our morale but also it takes its toll on our mental health, relationships, and sense of accomplishment. At the end of the day everything is stalled and we now need to reroute, stop our plans, delay our goals and face this challenge that we know not much about.

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