Archive for January, 2011

A Death Wish

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

I have a confession to make.  For four years, I wanted my husband to be dead.  It started off innocently enough.  I had a premonition that he was going to be in an accident, and I told him about it.  About a week later while mountain biking, he had two very near, very real brushes [...]

5 Tips for Creating Intimacy

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Men and women crave intimacy, even if we do it in different ways.  However, the intimacy that often arises in long term relationships is not usually the type of intimacy that fosters growth in relationships.  Instead, as with everything else, it arises by default. This type of default intimacy is not erotic and eventually wears [...]

Strategic Planning

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

I’ve been spending a lot of time over the past two weeks strategizing how I want to run my business this year. Today it occurred to me that it would be really helpful to strategize my relationship in much the same way. Great things don’t just happen; they happen after careful, specific planning toward an [...]

How To Make New Year’s Resolutions That Work

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Happy New Year!  I couldn’t resist posting this re-print, because it’s FULL of really great advice about making and keeping New Year’s resolutions.  This year, will you resolve to make romance a priority?  Or maybe you want to make loving yourself more– just as you are, right now, your top resolution?  Give it a try, [...]