Kara Williams Counseling

Precious Mr. Rogers. Yes. As one of the most tearful people I know, for whom tears indicate everything from joy to anger to holy awe to deep grief to just profound awareness of the gift of life in any given moment ... Yes.

And also, Yes. Being present with someone else's deep feelings can be uncomfortable, even painful. Lean into that - it's your God-given empathy, the superpower that allows for intimacy and connection. And remember that emotions that are not expressed and shown, (in a healthy, mindful way), _always_ squeak out sideways in other, far less healthy ways.

😘💜

Yes to all. So inspired, humble and grateful to get to partner with my brave, amazing clients.

❤️🙏

Also why it so challenging/painful to turn our gaze upon our own need for growth and not just project our 'stuff' onto our partner.

It can seem/feel hopeless, friends. The good news is that it is not.

Might be worth pondering today what character means to you?

Amen and amen. So true.

Also… a tall order. I am not capable of any kind of faithfulness that challenges my comfort or selfishness without the felt presence of God’s perfect faithfulness, experienced within daily relationship with him.

👉 Our notion of faithfulness in marriage is too often shallow. We generally think of it only in the physical realm. Yet, in many marriages spouses are physically faithful but not emotionally faithful. They are faithful with their bodies but not with their hearts. The partners can’t depend on each other in the ways listed above. There is little trust, little certainty, little safety. Especially in religious circles, people think that if they are not sleeping with someone other than their spouse, they are being faithful.

But faithfulness means to be trusted in all areas, not just the sexual, trusted in matters of the heart as well as those of the body. Being faithful to your spouse means that you can be depended upon to do what you have promised, to follow through on what your spouse has entrusted to you. It means that your spouse can be certain that you will deliver on what you have promised. It could mean being sexually faithful, but it could also mean doing chores faithfully! It could mean staying within the monthly budget and coming home when you say you will. It could mean sharing without fear of reprisal or condemnation.

➡️ Learn more at https://www.boundariesbooks.com/.