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<\/a><\/p>\nHave you ever found the love you thought you wanted but then lost the relationship because you picked it apart \u2014 and ultimately lost the love \u2014 because the other person wasn\u2019t perfect? We do that because we get comfortable having something we wanted and then we start demanding more. We refuse to get clear about which things matter and which things don\u2019t, so we give up the things that really matter because of a pointless pursuit of achieving the perfect life that our ego wants.<\/p>\n
(The episode originally planned for this week has been moved to next week. I was too sick to record a new episode this week, so I used something for this week which I had already recorded.)<\/p>\n
Preview of new week\u2019s show:<\/strong>\u00a0If love is so great, then why do some of our worst hurts come from our romantic relationships? Why is it that some people are hurt so badly by lost love \u2014 or by relationships they should leave, relationships that are supposed to bring them joy \u2014 that they harden their hearts and swear they\u2019ll never love again?<\/p>\n It\u2019s because counterfeit love feels just like the real thing \u2014\u00a0at first.<\/p>\n Love is the most powerful and healing force the world has ever known, but its closest counterfeit might be the most destructive force we encounter. We\u2019re going to talk about how we keep failing into those painful and destructive patterns, next week on Love and Hope.<\/p>\n Click or tap the \u201cplay\u201d button to listen. You can subscribe to Love & Hope through iTunes or any of the other major podcast directories. See the complete list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n