Connie dreaded coming home from work because she knew what she’d be facing…. Clothes strewn all over the living room, a kitchen counter full of “stuff,” a sink full of dirty dishes, overflowing garbage and recycling bins and hungry dogs that needed to be fed. […]
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Anytime resentments are present, you have a story about them. You have a story about what happened and how you were wronged… What you would’ve liked to have happened instead of what did happen… What SHOULD have happened and what shouldn’t have happened. You keep
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Hiding the truth from ourselves and others doesn’t have to sabotage your relationships. Here’s a better way to more love…
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For most of us except for a few outliers who are stimulated by them… Arguments are uncomfortable and we’d rather not have them. But the truth is that we’re all different… And we disagree… We end up arguing for our point of view because we
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Here’s a question from a reader who’s been coping with insecurity and jealous behavior… “How do you get over being insecure? I’ve been told I’m a little insecure and jealous in our relationship but I have my reasons of feeling that way. How do you
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The only reason we ever do anything is that we think it will make us feel better than if we didn’t do it. But, what about grudges? Why do people hold onto a grudge… Even after many years of continuing to do it. It serves
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In making decisions, sometimes we give up too soon when we should really keep going and sometimes we keep going when we should have quit long before. So how do you know when to give up and when to keep going? Here are a couple
When to Give Up–When to Keep Going: Making Decisions with Ease Read More »
Why is it that some people go through life and really struggle with “endings” and others seem to go through those times with less stress and more ease? What if you could have gracious endings instead of ugly, messy and painful ones? What if intimate
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Maybe you’ve never once doubted whether or not your spouse or partner was the one for you… Or… Maybe you’ve been in a long-term marriage or committed relationship (or even a short term relationship) and had fleeting or not-so-fleeting thoughts about ending it. What we
Stay or Go? Is My Spouse Still The Right One For Me? Read More »
17 years ago when they were just newlyweds, Adam might not have even noticed that his wife Sharon was crunching way too loudly on potato chips but on this night (and many other nights recently), this very loud crunching was something he almost couldn’t tolerate.
Tolerance in Relationships–Is it a good or bad thing? Read More »
