Is trust what makes a relationship work? I always thought it was love, but if you think about it they are two in the same. You trust someone, so therefor you love them, right? To put your trust in someone, many people think, is to give them full control over your feelings, to be so open and giving that you fully give them all reign over who you really are. Why do we do that? Can’t we trust someone, love them and still maintain control over our feelings and emotions?

When you meet someone new or have been with someone for a long time, it is grand and wonderful thing! You fully trust that person with everything that you have. Your in love but you are also in trust. Have you ever thought about a relationship that way? Not as being in love, but as being in trust. And what exactly would that look like?

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When anger strikes you, how exactly do you handle it. That swelling of mean energy and frustration that just won’t let go in the pit of your stomach. Have you ever taken a moment to sit back, before you lashed out, to really examine what it is within you that made you so angry? It’s always easy to blame it on outside sources, but what about why it made you angry in the first place.

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Have you ever witnessed someone’s emotions/actions just boil over and sat there wondering who crapped in their Cornflakes? Dealing with anger seems to be an ever growing part of our society. Why are we so frustrated? Where is this all coming from? How do we deal with it and help remove it from our own lives? These questions were running through my mind after I met some friends for dinner a few evenings ago.

As we caught up with each others lives, the conversation moved to food and being healthier. My one friend inquired about where I find a certain food product so I told her. Then suddenly her face changed and she started spewing hatred…and I don’t mean dislike, I mean hatred…you know, the kind where you want to duck because you are sure spittle is coming soon as they are so passionate about what they are saying. What was enraged topic you may be wondering?

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