Author: Paul Dixon
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What Does Love Have to Do With It?
Now that we can start to see how we are formed—and that others may be different—there’s a deeper question I have to ask: What does my personality type have to do with love? It turns out—quite a bit. But to understand that, I have to go one level deeper—into what I believe love actually is.…
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What Does Love Have to Do With It?
Now that I can start to see how I’ve been formed—and that others may be different—there’s a question I don’t naturally ask: What does my personality type have to do with love? It turns out—quite a bit. In fact, love may be one of the most misunderstood parts of my life—not because I don’t care,…
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What Does Love Have to Do With It?
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13 In context, this speaks to doing what Jesus commanded. But it also helps us understand what love looks like in everyday life. “As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” — John 13:34 Love,…
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What Does Love Have to Do With It?
Now that you can start to see how you have been formed—and that others may be different—there’s a question most of us don’t think to ask: What does my personality type have to do with love? It turns out—quite a bit. In fact, love may be the most misunderstood part of how we relate to…
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Knowing Others: The Beliefs That Shape How We See People
Most of us don’t realize how much our beliefs shape the way we see other people. We assume we’re being objective. That we’re simply reacting to what’s happening in front of us. But beneath the surface, we’re interpreting everything through a set of ideas we’ve come to accept as true. Ideas about how people should…
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Know Others: Solving the “Other People” Problem
“No one understands what I’ve been through… it’s frustrating.”“If people would just give me a break, recovery would be easier.”“I would handle this differently if the roles were reversed.” If you’ve thought any of these in recovery, you’re not alone. The reality is this: most people don’t fully understand what you’re going through. And even…
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Know Others: God Didn’t Make Us All The Same
“Your hands have made me and formed me…” Psalm 119:73 “No one understands me… it’s frustrating.” “How much easier would life be if people would just listen to me?” Most of us have thought this—some of us have said it out loud. So why don’t other people see what seems so obvious to me? Why…
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Know Others: Why People Don’t Think Like You Do
“No one understands me… it’s frustrating.” “How much easier would life be if people would just listen to me?” Most of us have thought this—some of us have said it out loud. So why don’t other people see what seems so obvious to me? Why don’t they respond the way I would? The honest answer…
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Know Thy Self – What To Believe
Who are we, really? Are we nothing more than a collection of cells—a biological system reacting to stimuli? Or are we something more—a being with design, structure, and purpose? While that question reaches into theology, philosophy, and science, one conclusion is difficult to avoid: human beings consistently display patterns of thought, behavior, and response that…
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Know Thy Self: A Better Way For Restoring Character
“Who Are You?” In recovery, when you introduce yourself you add a label — alcoholic, addict, or something similar. But that label describes what you became, not who you are. So I ask again: Who are you? Most people go through life reacting to situations without ever understanding the personality that is doing the reacting.…