Replacement Mentality: 3 Ways to Get Out Of An Relational Funk
I love my phone, however every year there's always an upgrade that I want so I usually trade in the old phone for the new one. How many of you decide: My shoes are old, so I need a new pair? My car is breaking down. We all know the solution, let's get a new one. Last week, our first family dog died and my four-year-old son made the comment, can we buy a new one? I realized in that moment, somehow from our childhood and as we grow older we believe in order to fix things, we just need to replace them. However, as we grow older, we realize how damaging this psychological thought-process is when it comes to relationships and we begin to realize the new joys don't heal the old pains.
I love my phone, however every year there's always an upgrade that I want so I usually trade in the old phone for the new one. How many of you decide: My shoes are old, so I need a new pair? My car is breaking down. We all know the solution, let's get a new one. Last week, our first family dog died and my four-year-old son made the comment, can we buy a new one? I realized in that moment, somehow from our childhood and as we grow older we believe in order to fix things, we just need to replace them. However, as we grow older, we realize how damaging this psychological thought-process is when it comes to relationships and we begin to realize the new joys don't heal the old pains.