I'm pretty sure I have not laughed so hard- for quite some time.
Lemme tell you, this was one dang stressful week.
....it's been an emotional hurricane....with 100 foot waves smacking me in the face left and right.
I am SO glad I made it to this chapter today.
13- Romance: Meeting Girls is Easy.
I am going to try to relay as many of my thoughts as I can- but I wrote five pages in my notebook, which is the most I've written on any of the chapters.
He starts off talking about his different friends- and their views on dating/relationships...I kinda just chuckled at every single one and how ridiculous they were especially the
"I know you shouldn't make fun of a girl on a date and you shouldn't eat spaghetti"
---I love spaghetti, so I guess dating is out of the question for me.. :(
DIGRESS.... pretty much, the importance of a healthy relationship was discussed in this chapter.
I've come to realize, this is a lot more important than I've ever thought about. Looking back- I suck at this.
"...though we had everything in common we could not connect in the soul"
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Wow, just that statement alone is SO important to understand, like REALLY understand. It doesn't matter how much you and your significant other like pizza and chapstick and watching clouds- if you guys can't connect on a spiritual level, you're doomed. Or at least, doomed to not be as happy and healthy as you possibly could be.
*This entire post is my opinion and what I've taken from the chapter...just like every single other post I've made. If you don't agree, read the chapter yourself and form your own opinions :D
Okay, so anyway. The idea of marriage to me- it is so beautiful. Not the whole "oh white wedding dress, get married, have flowers in your hair" ...I mean the idea, that for the rest of your life- you get to spend every single day with the one other person on this earth that knows you better than anyone else (on this world)...and still accepts you for you. You can completely be yourself, and they can do the same..and you love them anyway, and they love you...
How lucky am I going to be one day?
To find one other human that I can connect with on a million different levels, someone that will help me grow, and will support my very being, and God's love for me will be reflected in so much what he does.......like...alskdjfhas AHH my mind is blown.
Okay, so- towards the end he talks about how you learn how you are lovable from other people. The love that his friend has in his marriage helps his friend to better interact with God- because he can see that love that God has for him through his wife...pretty much...okay...I totally agree with that.
My only thing is (and I wrote this in my notebook) ...Shouldn't you see God's love in yourself first...as completely as you can?
I feel like you can't really fully see God's love in someone else until you see God's love in your own heart.
Now, maybe I'm wrong...I'm sure I could see God's love in other people when I didn't really accept his love in my life.
But still...I can see it so much better now that I am starting to embrace the love (that makes me sound like a hippie...yesssssss)
Maybe I'm just being selfish, but...I am getting that much from this chapter
I need to have God's love in my heart to start REALLY seeing it in others, his love teaches me how to love, and how to accept love.
Also, one day- when I get married...it is going to be awesome (hopefully) ...
This chapter cheered me up a lot, today was rough...I needed a hug, verbal hug from blue like jazz? perfection.
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