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There are so many posts about the negative effects of past relationships. I thought it might be helpful to stop and ponder the POSITIVE things we've learned from past relationships that will be helpful in the future. And "positive" may vary from one perspective to another. :)

Positive things I've learned:

I'm stronger than I ever thought

My heart might break, but it also bounces

Some things are worth the risk

People who have hurt me weren't necessarily bad, just not right for me

Not now doesn't mean never

I'm fine on my own, but God knows I'm better when I'm not

If I don't deal with the negatives and allow them to consume me, I will set myself up to fail

Just when I think I've lost the best thing ever, God has a better thing in mind
 
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Yeah, you are definatley correct, it seems we all times sit in the past (whethr good or bad) rather than trust in Christ for the future.


One verse that may help is:


Phil 3:13 - Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,


Some people have a fear of getting hurt again, but Paul reminds us:



for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control 2 Tim 1:7.

And your last 2 points realy are important for therChristian:

If I don't deal with the negatives and allow them to consume me, I will set myself up to fail

Just when I think I've lost the best thing ever, God has a better thing in mind
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Psalm 103..renew your mind, to forget the past.......

Psalm 103: 5 -- Who satisifeth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
 
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So, no one has learned anything from past relationships that they can turn into a positive? Wow...........
 
Jullianna said:
Dr Pepper trumps them all :)
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Carbonated prune juice? totally a Texas thing =/


Alright honestly the stuff I learned I didn't know that I didn't know. So its hard for me to think about what I didn't know that I do know now.


Kind of like trying to remember what words looked like before I knew how to read.
 
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Carbonated prune juice? totally a Texas thing =/


Alright honestly the stuff I learned I didn't know that I didn't know. So its hard for me to think about what I didn't know that I do know now.


Kind of like trying to remember what words looked like before I knew how to read.
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I hope you had your hat over your heart and were whistling Yellow Rose when you said that :D

Hmmm..maybe some things are sorta hard to put into words. Funny though, doesn't seem like most folks in the threads have any trouble articulating the bad stuff, huh? :( Troubling...
 
I learned I am more sentimental than I once thought I was. I am not a pack rat. But I have kept a few a things from good memories over the years, because I like remember the nice times.

I learned a .50 date could make me happy.

I learned that if having a good time, while I am afraid of heights, I will go a ferris wheel with someone I trust because it is fun, it can be romantic and it is a nice gesture.
 
I have learned that i can get over things very easily and quickly.


And that coke is the best thing that ever happened to planet Earth
 
I learned to give awesome massages from an ex. Now my friends are reaping the benifits of that 7 month waste of time. I've also learned that being in a relationship will not make you happy and staying in it to keep the other person happy isn't healthy.
 
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I learned to give awesome massages from an ex. Now my friends are reaping the benifits of that 7 month waste of time. I've also learned that being in a relationship will not make you happy and staying in it to keep the other person happy isn't healthy.
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He gave you the gift that keeps on giving. :D
 
lol! If you want one, send in an application and wait 6-8 weeks for notification of approval or denial. It may take another 2 weeks for your turn under my magic hands.
 
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