1/2 Cup of Truth

Quote of the day: "Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right.  He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something". - Eric Hoffer

**Bonus Word of the Day***: Paranoia-means a psychosis marked by delusions and irrational suspicion, usually without hallucinations.

Hi, Everyone!  Today, I decided not to talk that much, and throw a topic out there for You (my followers) to give me your opinions and or thoughts on.  Well.....here it goes!  Okay, so.....Do you or someone you know have trust issues to the point of paranoia?  Where the person is so suspicious of everyone and everything that it becomes overbearing to even be in their company or hang-out with them?  If so....do tell!!   I want hear what You have to say!

Is this you? - Suspicious all the Time

Tip: Until you have experienced firsthand someone you know crossing the line of distrust, we have to assume what people say or do towards us is legitimate.

A thief definitely shouldn't be trusted!

1 Cup of Love

Quote of the day: "Love does not dominate; it cultivates". - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Love one another, don't fight each other.

One of many definitions of love is: unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for others.  If you are in a relationship with someone that you love, you make it your business to show your significant other how much you love them by giving of yourself unconditionally.  With that said.....the first time he/she yelled at you by their demeaning words or got into a physical altercation out of anger, isn't demonstrating love.   The offender always....apologizes by saying "I'm sorry, but I love you" or "It won't happen again, I was just angry", and then it keeps happening so many times that you lost count, how is that love?  It is true that we all from time to time have disagreements and we say things that we don't mean but it doesn't give us the right to habitually scream and fight the one we attest to love so....much.  We have to be careful not to allow our disagreements with our significant other to escalate to what is known as mental and physical abuse.

I have seen too....many friends and acquaintances in abusive relationships that they construed as love.  They never leave their abuser because that's all that they've known or accept the abuse because of the fear of being alone.  Ladies and gentlemen if you aren't able to work-out your serious issues by first admitting that there is a problem and then seek help through counseling and your efforts fail, it isn't worth your life or well-being to continue in the relationship.  If you reason that" I stay in an abusive relationship because of my children", there are questions you are going to have to answer in order to come to a rational decision on whether to stay or go.  For instance, are my children immune to the unhealthy environment?  How are they going to be protected from the adverse affects of the abusive relationship?

Tip:  If you or someone you know is unsure on whether you are in a loving or abusive relationship seek counseling from your school, employer (health care provider) or local social services crisis help lines for support.