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Why do we Fall in Love with Potential and Not Accept Reality?
Potential is so much easier to accept; who wants reality?
If you are anything like me, I live my life full of potential. While I don’t necessarily believe trusting potential is all bad, it is when you can’t see it any other way. It becomes troublesome if you walk through life ignoring reality because you fear your truth, and it’s easy to accept potential you see in the distance.
I do it a lot with relationships. I may have someone showing me time and time again who they are, but I leave a small window open because I see the “potential” in this person. While I leave that window open, I am causing myself the stress and worry in my life that I don’t need. I want to believe the best in everyone. But the fact is, there are evil and possibly disordered people in the world that can’t help themselves. They go through life causing destruction knowingly or not; they do it. You have to become aware of these individuals and know when to remove them from your life for good.
A relationship generally starts in a lust or infatuation stage. We aren’t “ourselves” when we initially meet a person. We are on our best behavior. While most don’t start a relationship on a lie, many do, especially if they are disordered or manipulative. It takes a good 3–6 months to really…
