As the summer was coming to an end, Karen was struggling with change and loss in so many areas of her life. She had decided to not accept any long-term substitute teaching positions because of COVID this fall even though she’d had a fall job […]
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Hi, it’s Otto writing today and… One of the things that I hate most in the world is “getting dirty.” No, I’m not talking about THAT kind of dirty. I like that too but I’m talking about getting physically dirty… Dirty as in working in
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When you’re with someone who isn’t all that great with relationships, life can sometimes be a real challenge. You try and try and they just can’t seem to get it. They just can’t seem to figure out how to be a better partner, a better
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One of the biggest questions for the two of us right now during this Covid epidemic, and maybe for you as well, is… How much “normal” activity do we engage in and what do we avoid for fear of getting the virus? Are the reservations
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If you feel like you give more than you receive in your relationship, read about what Shirley discovered. Shirley felt like she was always the one to go to Pete’s town which was 30 miles away for weekend visits. She was tired of leaving her
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Chuck and Janice argued all the time and often over small things like turning off the lights or when to run the dishwasher. They were both miserable but they didn’t know how to stop fighting and start loving again. The truth is that it didn’t
A Fixed Mindset or Freedom? Your Choice… Read More »
One of the tricks to finding a better way to resolve conflict than compromising is to pay attention to what’s inside you and be open to seeing something new. So often, when there’s conflict, it feels like you have to compromise where one person is
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It can really be confusing when you feel something just isn’t right but you’re not sure whether to trust your gut instincts feeling–or not. So you might pull away to guard yourself from what might happen without really knowing the truth or … You might
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Would you risk your life to shake hands with a total stranger? Last week we did and here’s why… We had only met him two minutes earlier and as Christian reached out to shake our hands, during Coronavirus or not… After what had just happened
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I’m sad to say, I can’t even relate to the pain, fear and worry that most people of color have had to deal with in my lifetime. I grew up in a white, middle class family and neighborhood where we had steaks on the grill
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