To Be “All In,” Take Off The Mask—And Experience True Intimacy
In marriage it is essential that we are “all in” and that we don’t hold anything back emotionally. When we hold back a part of ourselves, we lose the opportunity for the true intimacy that we can have with our spouse. Until we can be open, honest, and vulnerable, we can’t experience the beauty that comes from an emotionally healthy relationship. But when we don’t hold back, it means we are willing to show up in our flaws, in our sins, in our messiness, so that we can be seen and loved for who we are, not for the mask that we might wear in public. It doesn’t mean that we don’t still have boundaries, or areas in our lives that are ours. It means that we show up, we do the work, and we keep the mask off.
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Shaunti Feldhahn loves sharing eye-opening information that helps people thrive in life and relationships. She herself started out with a Harvard graduate degree and Wall Street credentials but no clue about life. After an unexpected shift into relationship research for average people like her, she now is a popular speaker and author of best-selling books about men, women and relationships. (Including For Women Only, For Men Only, and the groundbreaking The Good News About Marriage).
Her latest book, Find Rest: A Women’s Devotional for Lasting Peace in Busy Life, focuses on a journey to rest even with life’s constant demands.
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