{"id":277,"date":"2012-04-25T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/?p=277"},"modified":"2012-09-06T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T17:08:05","slug":"the-imperfect-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/25\/the-imperfect-human\/","title":{"rendered":"The Imperfect Human"},"content":{"rendered":"

Too many people form relationships based on externals that really have little\u00a0or even nothing to do with the reality the person yearns for or really needs in the long term. Examples can be\u00a0a woman who\u00a0falls in love with a guy because he looks like a guy who can just\u00a0sweep her off her feet\u00a0or a\u00a0man who\u00a0falls in love with a woman because of her great figure or sexy\u00a0manner of dress. However it is very possible that\u00a0the guy may not be willing to affirm her or that the woman really isn’t very patient or loyal. Basing a relationship on image isn’t a great way to build a strong foundation and this can also lead to the third complication, images of perfection. Perfect human relationships do not exist<\/strong>. Some relationships are wonderful but even those require hard work, and they are even far from perfect. The very definition of perfection is “to be without flaw” or “free from error.” However\u00a0this contradicts a basic human truth:\u00a0we are all ultimately flawed<\/strong>! We are far from perfect as are\u00a0our relationships with others. However we are bombarded\u00a0from many sources that\u00a0tell us “younger is better”\u00a0for everything including looks, jobs, and image. There\u00a0is constant striving for external youth via pills, creams, surgeries, diets, and exercise. Ask yourself these two\u00a0questions, “Will these external changes really make a difference for you\u00a0or will these changes meet\u00a0your inner most needs?”\u00a0Society has told us that we are worth what we look like, in essence saying\u00a0we are worth what others see.\u00a0This is not true and is a false belief that can distort so much in our lives. Pursuing perfection in relationships does not lead to happiness and an individual can save themselves a lot of\u00a0distress and anxiety that often leads to disappointment and frustration, by dropping the false belief that there\u00a0can be\u00a0perfection in others.\u00a0Look closely as to\u00a0whether you have unrealistic expectations\u00a0of others. If you or someone you know may need counseling, please contact Lamar Hunt Jr. or see his website at http:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Too many people form relationships based on externals that really have little\u00a0or even nothing to do with the reality the person yearns for or really needs in the long term. Examples can be\u00a0a woman who\u00a0falls in love with a guy … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,82],"tags":[19,18,20,10,11,14,17,63,88,40,41,28,9,6,7,8,38,39,12,13,37,27,49,50,29,36,81,80,26,69,70,42],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarhuntjrcounseling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}