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The menu of relationships

What are you serving the people who sit at your table? I have been thinking about something that has become increasingly profound to me: perhaps every relationship we have is a meal we share. People come into our lives, and in one way or another, they sit at our table. Some stay for a short …

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Becoming our own safe place

Becoming a Safe Place Within Yourself Perhaps the safest place you will ever find is the place you create inside yourself. There is something fascinating about human beings. So much of our lives are spent looking for a safe place. We look for a safe home. A safe relationship. A safe career. Safe people. Financial …

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Be aware you are triggering yourself.

You Trigger You There is a profound moment in life when you begin to see something that changes your relationship with almost everything: No one triggers you. You trigger you. At first, this can sound strange—even offensive. You might think, “Of course they triggered me. Look at what they did. Look at what they said. …

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We live in a Judgmental World

Most People Don’t Think. They Don’t Feel. They Just Judge. There is a painful truth about human beings that we don’t always want to admit: Most people don’t really think. They react. Most people don’t really feel. They assume. And far too often, they don’t seek to understand. They simply judge. We live in a …

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Book Forward: The Reasons We Stay – Learning to love someone deeply and still knowing when you cannot stay. – A Book by Gerald Crawford (2026)

A Letter to Louise Swart of Bothaville, Free State, South Africa Dear Louise, In the beginning of relationships, we find many reasons to stay. We see the beauty in each other. We discover the things that make us laugh, the things that excite us, the dreams we share, and the moments that make us believe …