{"id":74,"date":"2019-10-24T11:36:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T15:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2019-10-31T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T14:26:11","slug":"going-deeper-in-relationships-for-athletes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/going-deeper-in-relationships-for-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Deeper in Relationships for Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74\" class=\"elementor elementor-74\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b47dc72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b47dc72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89b6352\" data-id=\"89b6352\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d2dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1d2dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Do you feel known?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f9ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f9ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Authenticity. Vulnerability. Transparency.<\/strong><\/p><p>All three can lead to greater connectedness in our friendships &#8211; a vital part of our lives. But these relationships are in danger of becoming superficial. Do you ever experience tension between wanting to go deeper with your friendships, but being unsure of how to get there?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21da82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b21da82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/369401687?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20bc0b29 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"20bc0b29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44eff22f\" data-id=\"44eff22f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35979800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35979800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Why Friendships Matter<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a5e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2a5e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">\u201cA close friend once texted me while at an airport, explaining how odd it was that she felt alone in a crowd of people. I don\u2019t think I told her, but I remember thinking about how often I get that same feeling. She went on to say, \u2018there are people all around me, interacting with each other, having fun together: but I\u2019m sitting here alone.\u2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">I think that some of the loneliness I feel comes from my age. I\u2019m not at the point where I\u2019m completely independent, but I\u2019m independent enough to do things on my own, go places on my own, live on my own. Sometimes I feel that I grew up too fast and that\u2019s why I\u2019m stuck in this awkward in-between place.\u201d<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Do your friendships go wide, but you\u2019re struggling with how to help them grow deeper? Are you curious about faith and want to develop better connections in your friendships?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4585d359 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4585d359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/issuesiface.com\/loneliness\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a9dc22\" data-id=\"8a9dc22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85762a elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f85762a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-BLADE-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-78\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-LANDING-PAGE-BLADE-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-LANDING-PAGE-BLADE-1.jpg 3567w, https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-LANDING-PAGE-BLADE-1.jpg?resize=452,682 452w, https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-LANDING-PAGE-BLADE-1.jpg?resize=768,1158 768w, https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-LANDING-PAGE-BLADE-1.jpg?resize=1088,1640 1088w, https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-LANDING-PAGE-BLADE-1.jpg?resize=1019,1536 1019w, https:\/\/www.cru.org\/deeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2019\/10\/AIA-LANDING-PAGE-BLADE-1.jpg?resize=1358,2048 1358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-211b241\" data-id=\"211b241\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92e237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e92e237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Ready To Go Deeper?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88aff28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88aff28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">\u201cRemember high school or college, when you worked and played with the same people every day? That\u2019s what many of us feel the lack of as we graduate into adulthood. Our friendships are in danger of becoming two dimensional when they should be a vital part of our lives. Like many men, I grew up trying to impress male role models who weren&#8217;t easily impressed or didn&#8217;t know how to affirm me in a healthy way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">The boy inside of us can be afraid of the men on either side of us. Problems with self-esteem and trusting others may be rooted in childhood, but they can define our lives as grown men. Men naturally compare themselves to other men which means they are prone to triggering emotions like anger, fear or a sense of isolation in one another in very particular ways.\u201d <\/span><\/p><p><strong><i><span style=\"color: #000000\">Are you open to learning what it could look like to become a Christian man who can nurture your friendships?<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93cd55 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c93cd55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/us\/en\/blog\/life-and-relationships\/men\/dear-christian-man-why-are-you-so-lonely.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take a step forward now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21c0eb49 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"21c0eb49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29fbb8b6\" data-id=\"29fbb8b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f9dc6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32f9dc6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Take The Next Step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-751e57ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"751e57ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2981cbea\" data-id=\"2981cbea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c88fa3 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"47c88fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/athletesinaction\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"CONNECT\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/athletesinaction\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCONNECT\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConnect with a community each day. Follow Athletes in Action on Instagram. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2b8f75\" data-id=\"4e2b8f75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffccbf9 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4ffccbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/athletesinaction.org\/quickhits\/building-relationships-after-college#.XbG-BudKjOR\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"READ\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-reader\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/athletesinaction.org\/quickhits\/building-relationships-after-college#.XbG-BudKjOR\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tREAD\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more about building relationships as a young adult.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e3da765\" data-id=\"1e3da765\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19719610 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"19719610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barna.com\/research\/who-are-the-lonely-in-america\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"EXPLORE\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hiking\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barna.com\/research\/who-are-the-lonely-in-america\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEXPLORE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore this infographic from Barna about finding and keeping friends. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you feel known? Authenticity. Vulnerability. Transparency. All three can lead to greater connectedness in our friendships &#8211; a vital part of our lives. But these relationships are in danger of becoming superficial. 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