“Relationships do not thrive on big things; they thrive upon small things done every day. They don’t thrive necessarily on doing new things; they thrive upon doing old things we used to do and quit doing somewhere along the way. And, if we can set aside our ego for a little while, we don’t need anyone to tell us what those things are. We already know.”
In Episode 31 of The Loveable Podcast, we shift our focus from cultivating new places of belonging to reviving the places of belonging we already have…
Here are just a few of the takeaways from this week’s episode:
- When you ask for help and you are specific about what you need, more often than not, you will discover that others are eager to help, because you are giving them a chance to be fully human.
- It is a part of normal, healthy development for adult kids to seek places of belonging outside of their family-or-origin.
- In a place of true belonging, you can worry someone and they will still want to be with you.
- The voice of grace within us first teaches us we are loveable, and then shows us how to love.
- Sometimes, relationships heal most quickly not when you do something new, but when you rededicate yourself to doing the things that worked before.
- Suffering becomes tolerable, perhaps even peaceful, when we know we are not alone in it.
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Dr. Kelly Flanagan is a psychologist, author, consultant, and speaker who enjoys walking with people through the three essentials of a truly satisfying life: worthiness, belonging, and purpose. His blog writings have been featured in Reader’s Digest, The Huffington Post, The 5 Love Languages, and the TODAY Show. Kelly is the author of Loveable and True Companions.
