Category: love
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You, Who Have Been Disappointed in Love
There is a great sadness many of us carry around the loss of a love. Sometimes this disappointment involves the actual loss of a relationship and other times it is related to an inability to have the kind of love we want. To you who have been disappointed in love, I say “welcome to the…
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Between Wisdom & Love
Maya Yoga asked me to write about some of the benefits of my personal yoga and meditation practice for their Inspiring Stories series. Below is an excerpt. Please click the link to read the post in its entirety: Tracy Ochester is a reputed psychologist who incorporates mindfulness training into her professional sessions. She is an…
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Finding Balance in Relationships
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Most of us understand that being repeatedly selfish, cruel and neglectful in relationships is a sure way to destroy them. But, did you know you can also kill a relationship with kindness? If you have been told you are “too nice”, you may be inadvertently skewing the balance of equity required for healthy adult relationships.…
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Can I Trust Again?
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in acceptance, betrayal, faith, forgiveness, hurt, infidelity, love, marriage, relationships, risk, trustMost of us have been hurt or betrayed at some point in our lives. Its a terrible feeling that can have lasting repercussions, if we let it. When our experiences of hurt and betrayal linger, they can seep into our future relationships and impact our functioning with our families, friendships and colleagues. These negative feelings…
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Destructive Relationships
Most people learn how to be in relationships from the people they grew up with and if you had destructive role models, there is a chance you might find yourself in a similar situation as an adult. Sometimes people wind up repeating a cycle they witnessed or experienced as youngsters. Other times, in an effort…
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Love Experiment
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Have you found yourself at the end of your rope in your relationship? Perhaps you are feeling very dissatisfied, but your partner doesn’t seem willing to make a change. Or maybe, things have changed for periods of time, but they inevitably drift back to the way they were. If this rings true, feelings of resentment…
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Men and Emotions
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Emotions are important to optimal life functioning, but due to conditioning and socialization, many men in our society tend to be at a disadvantage when it comes to recognizing, understanding and managing them. This is largely due to the way we have historically raised and treated boys in US culture. Fortunately, it is possible increase one’s understanding of…
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What Does “Too Nice” Mean?
Is it possible to be nice to a fault? When asked directly, most people will say niceness is a strength; however, if being “too nice” has ever been someone’s reason for rejecting you, niceness can feel more like a curse than a blessing. Are you really “too nice” or are you mistaking niceness for kindness?…
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Effective Parenting
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Positive parenting is a way to set expectations, instill values and live together as a family in relative peace while maintaining a resilient and satisfying relationship with your child. An essential part of a positive parenting is developing a strong foundation of trust, love and respect. It will be difficult to interact with your child…