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<\/a><\/p>\nThe quality of your life is determined largely by the meaning you find in the relationships you choose, but many of us end up with broken relationships that need to be repaired. What\u2019s just as bad is that we waste time with relationships that need to die.<\/p>\n
We forget that the time we spend on a toxic relationship is time we can\u2019t spend on a more healthy one. This is true whether it\u2019s a romantic relationship or a close friendship or a family relationship.<\/p>\n
The quality of our lives will change depending on the choices we make about shedding what she be dumped and healing the relationship that need to be repaired.<\/p>\n
Preview of next week\u2019s show:<\/strong>\u00a0Why do we so often make the mistake of begging someone else to love us or to choose us? Don\u2019t we understand that when we put so little value on ourselves that we beg for someone to love us, we\u2019re setting ourselves up to be hurt \u2014 and we\u2019re sending the other person a signal that we need them more than they need us.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t force someone to believe you are worth making a priority. If you try, you will end up bitter, hurt and angry. If a person doesn\u2019t value you enough to make you a priority, it doesn\u2019t matter what he or she says \u2014 even if the words are, \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n Love is lived out through priorities and actions, not words and wishes. If you wait and beg to become someone\u2019s priority, you\u2019re not showing how much you love someone else. You\u2019re showing how little you value yourself.<\/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