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#75 Relationship Connection – The Struggle

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#75 Relationship Connection - The Struggle
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I gathered all sorts of habits and false beliefs in my childhood that later led to disconnection, disappointment, frustration, and heartbreak in a relationship. 

One example was from the fairy tales and movies growing up. They painted a picture of “happily ever after” into my brain. Once you meet the right person, it goes seamlessly to “happily” ever after.” But, unfortunately, those stories planted a false paradigm that set me up for disappointment later. 

I got into this “inner work” because I was struggling and unhappy in my relationships. I think a lot of people do. Even if their relationships are “good,” they may not feel good in them. Sometimes a “great relationship” brings up our inner fears, insecurities, jealousy, and other sabotaging emotions and behaviors.

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#37: Confusion about love, compassion, hope, integrity and loyalty

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#37: Confusion about love, compassion, hope, integrity and loyalty
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Even the basic building blocks of language such as words can be distorted and made confusing by how the mind alters their meaning when we are not aware.

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#13: How to tell if a relationship will work

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#13: How to tell if a relationship will work
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There are specific indicators to tell if your relationship will run into trouble down the road. The signs aren’t found in how much love, romance or physical attraction there is. Two people can have great chemistry but still not be compatible.

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#06: Love relationships part II

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#06: Love relationships part II
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Our body has physical desires, our emotions have a desire to express love and our mind has a desire to have its beliefs and expectations met. This can create some internal conflict that gets more complicated when we add another person’s desires to the mix.

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#05: Love relationships part I

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
Awareness and Consciousness Podcast
#05: Love relationships part I
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Desires for a relationship come from deep within us. They aren’t desires for a specific person so much as a need for expression and experience of connection and feeling that we can have with another person. Those desires include the emotion of love, physical affection and sexual satisfaction.

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