One of the tricks to making sure you aren’t pushing love away without meaning to is… To make sure you aren’t holding onto thoughts about your partner, yourself and others that would cause you to pull back or hesitate to show up as full of …
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If you’re like a lot of people, you have a lot of stress at the holidays. If so, you’re not alone! Whether you’re having big celebrations with a lot of people, limiting your gatherings to just a few or visiting others… You might have a …
I just got these shoes I’m wearing in this picture shown here. A financial advisor I know wore a pair of these and when I saw these (supposed) dress shoes with wing tips on the top and white comfortable soles on the bottom… I swore …
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Where we live in Ohio, the temperature in the wintertime ranges from mildly cold to very cold, depending on the day and what you think “cold” is. Otto’s hot-natured and he leaves the house in short-sleeved shirts while Susie bundles up with a long coat, …
Why don’t we get along with our spouse, parents, kids or other important people in our lives as much as we’d like? The reality in the lives of far too many people is that their relationships with those closest to them are too strained, difficult, …
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One thing we’ve discovered about love, relationships, marriage and how to stay in love is… Great relationships DO NOT happen by accident… In fact, it’s true about not only your relationships, but everything in life… A great “anything” doesn’t happen by accident… Take couples who …
It was only a moment but it was one that showed us how important acknowledgment really was and the gift that something as small and easy as a smile and a wave could be. The two of us frequently take walks in our neighborhood, always …
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As Pam sipped her coffee, her thoughts brought her to all the ways she was unlovable. All she’d ever wanted was to be loved, truly loved, and she wondered how she got so far from actually fulfilling that desire. She hadn’t had a “bad” childhood …
Expectations–We all have them. We have expectations of ourselves that can sound limiting like this… –“I could never do that! That’s above my paygrade!” Or our expectations of ourselves can run on the positive side like this… –“Doing that will be a piece of cake …
I like to challenge my own thinking and my own beliefs to see how solid my beliefs are. I did this recently when my friend posted a statement on his Facebook profile that said… “As a Possibility…Expectations Are the Root of All Problems.” Is this …
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