5 Tips to Getting Out of the Relationship Rutt
Do you feel like you and your partner have gotten into the same old pattern? Do your daily interactions lack variety and flavor? It is often said that couples who play together stay together. And sharing common interests with your partner is a great way to keep you engaged and entertained in your relationship. These [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How Generous Are You In Your Relationship?
After reading an article in the NY Times that suggests that generosity is one of the main factors in a happy marriage, I was inspired to write this blog. Researchers from the University of Virginia’s Marriage Project studied the role of generosity in marriages of 2,870 men and women. Typically in relationships there are the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Managing Stress in Relationships
Often times life can be stressful especially when we are having unresolved issues with our significant other or are dealing with challenging parenting issues. There is a zone of tolerance that each of us have and when we cross the threshold of that zone we enter into a heightened level of stress become overwhelmed, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Observing Yourself
Observing yourself is a helpful tool on your journey through life. When you get stuck in a pattern, a thought, a relationship or at work and you don’t know how to get unstuck, watch yourself. If you find yourself reacting or feeling hopeless as thought things are never going to change or shift look at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Envisioning your Ideal Relationship and Life
A vision is a picture from your soul and heart that guides you down the path in life and in love that you most desire. The more clear and concise we are the more attuned we are with what we want, feel and see ourselves doing in our relationships, careers and life circumstances, the more [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Patience with your Partner
Often times patience can run thin if you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed. The tension of everyday tasks, personal expectations and demands can be compounded when there is additional pressure or tension in your relationship with your significant other. In a relationship there are growing pains where each partner is adapting and growing accustomed to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Transforming Relationships
Many couples get stuck in the same communication patterns in their relationship and are either not aware or caught up in their own frustrations and pain that they are not open to hearing, understanding, or experiencing their partner in a new way. Often times we protect the vulnerable places in our heart and only show [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Conscious Loving
What blocks us from feeling and experiencing the full amount of our success in love, in our finances and in our career? According to Gay Hendricks, author and relationship specialist, we have an upper limit problem based on old programming. The upper limit problem is rooted in 4 main fears. 1) Fear that if we [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )10 Tips on How to Deal with the In-Laws
Making plans or decisions with your spouse or partner is one thing, but getting the additional input and suggestions from the in-laws is another thing. Sometimes the in-laws can be a point of contention in a relationship. This may be an area where you learn the art of diplomacy and develop your patience and ability to accept others [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Let Go My Ego
It is clear that on most occasions our ego and pride can get the best of us. In many occasions we can see this power struggle emerge either when a partner attempts to control or dominate the other person or there is a varying opinion or perspective on a particular issue or theme in the couple. It can be [...]
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