{"id":151049,"date":"2010-12-20T09:48:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T07:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/healing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T23:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:05:52","slug":"healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/en\/healing\/","title":{"rendered":"God and ego have different ideas about a ‘good relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"

“As temples of healing, our relationships are like trips to the Divine doctor\u2019s office. How can a doctor help us if we don\u2019t show him our wounds? Before they can be healed, the nests of our fear must be uncovered. If a relationship allows us to avoid our unhealed pains, we are hiding in it, not growing. The universe will not support that.<\/em><\/p>\n

The ego thinks the ideal relationship is one where everyone shows their perfect face. But that is not necessary, for a demonstration of strength is not always a manifestation of honesty. It is not always a true expression of our authentic self…<\/em><\/p>\n

God and the ego have completely different ideas about a ‘good relationship.’ To the ego, a good relationship is one where the other person behaves exactly as we want them to, and never steps on our toes or touches our sensitive spots. But if a relationship is meant to support our growth, it does so in many ways; it forces us out of our limited tolerance and our inability to love. Until people can behave as they see fit without it shaking our inner peace, we are not connected to the Holy Spirit.” <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

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Relationships are the means through which we can become neurotic, but they are also the opportunity to be healed. As Marianne Williamson says, this depends on how we approach them\u2014through the demands of the ego or through the beliefs of holy love.<\/p>\n

If this is the message reaching you today through ‘The Lessons of Love,’ your lesson is called ‘healing.’ And for it to happen, a little more inner honesty and non-resistance to the painful truth will do the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“As temples of healing, our relationships are like trips to the Divine doctor\u2019s office. How can a doctor help us if we don\u2019t show him our wounds? Before they can be healed, the nests of our fear must be uncovered. If a relationship allows us to avoid our unhealed pains, we are hiding in it, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":152971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[655,705,649],"class_list":["post-151049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritual-intelligence","tag-the-lessons-of-love","tag-maryann-williamson","tag-relationships"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t