NO MAN IS AN ISLAND

Does Anyone Care?

Lost - Episode 3



Introduction

This morning we’re in Episode 3 of the new relationship series we’ve been doing called “Lost” which is based on the hit TV series where 48 people get stranded on an island.

Over the years there have been many different TV series that have been based on islands.  Back in the 70s Ricardo Montalban starred in a show called “Fantasy Island ”.  It was an island paradise where your dreams came true.

But recently, with the hit TV shows like Survivor and Lost, islands are being depicted in a different way.  Instead of being a place of relaxation on a sandy beach and having fun in the deep blue ocean, they’re about surviving.

All of us are on an island.  Some of you are on a tropical island.  Your relationship is like being in paradise. It’s beautiful, fun. healthy and thriving.

But for some of you, your relationship is more like being on Alcatraz Island.  You feel trapped, stranded, imprisoned and stuck.  You’re not thriving, your just surviving.  And you’re wondering, “Does anyone care?”

I’D LIKE YOU TO WATCH A CLIP FROM LOST, THE TV SERIES AS MICHAEL AND HIS SON WALT GET INTO AN ARGUMENT AND WALT RUNS AWAY.  WATCH THIS VIDEO - “RESCUED 1" - (LOST)

Why is that?  Why are some relationships like paradise and others like Alcatraz?  Why is it that some relationships thrive and others just survive?  Let me give you four reasons why relationships get stuck in survival mode. Then we will consider four ways to harness the power of relationships.