The Seven Levels Of Intimacy Matthew Kelly Part

The Seven Levels Of Intimacy Matthew Kelly

Part One n. Sex Is Not Intimacy n. Common Interests Are Not Enough n. You Know The Storm Is Coming n. What Is Driving Your Relationships? n. The Opposite Of Love Is Not Hate

To be truly intimate with another person is to share every aspect of your self with that person. n to be willing to take off our masks and let down our guard n to set aside our pretenses and to share what is shaping us and directing our lives. n

This is the greatest gift we can give to another human being: n n to share every aspect of your self with that person. to allow him or her to simply see us for who we are, with our: n n n n n Strengths and weaknesses Faults Failings Flaws Defects Talents Abilities Achievements Potential

Part Two n How The Seven Levels Of Intimacy Will Change Your Relationships And Your Life!

The First Level Of Intimacy n Clichés

The Second Level Of Intimacy n Facts

The Third Level Of Intimacy n Opinions

The Fourth Level Of Intimacy n Hopes And Dreams

The Fifth Level Of Intimacy n Feelings

The Sixth Level Of Intimacy n Faults, Fears, And Failures

The Seventh Level Of Intimacy n Legitimate Needs

We continue to subscribe to the myth n that pleasure, possessions, and achievement will fulfill us. Yet after each encounter we are left with the same dissatisfied aftertaste. Why? You simply can never get enough of what you don’t really need. We don’t need more money, faster cars, bigger houses or grander promotions. The human person needs one thing above all else: intimacy.

Carefree timelessness and intimacy are best friends. n Our relationships cannot thrive under pressures of our noisy, busy, fast, modern lifestyles, but every relationship blossoms when it is nourished with a little carefree timelessness.

Life is about love. n It is about who you love and who you hurt. It's about how you love yourself and how you hurt yourself. It's about how you love and hurt those close to you. It is about how you love or hurt the strangers that pass through your life. Life is about love.

Part Three n The Reasons People Don’t Have Great Relationships Designing A Great Relationship Don’t Just Hope

The Seven Levels Of Intimacy n n n n Clichés: The First Level Facts: The Second Level Opinions: The Third Level Hopes And Dreams: The Fourth Level Feelings: The Fifth Level Faults, Fears, And Failures: The Sixth Level Legitimate Needs: The Seventh Level