Archive for June, 2011

Expanding Relationship Possibilities

Monday, June 27th, 2011

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the basic philosophical difference between people who think in terms of “either/or” and those who think in terms of “both/and”.  The latter is the (albeit in its most simplistic form) basis of Tantric philosophy. 

Using Insecurity as a Tool for Growth

Monday, June 20th, 2011

I’ve noticed lately that lots of people have the idea that feeling insecure is a character flaw.  While it’s true that we don’t value insecurity as a positive thing in our society, it may be worthwhile to re-evaluate that position.

7 Steps to Making Love Last

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

My husband and I just celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversary.  I think it’s a miracle, when you consider that four years ago I left him and was utterly sure that we would divorce.

A New Relationship Model

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Newsweek magazine published an article called “The Princess and the Terminator,” an article about older couples divorcing and starting over based on the Shriver/Schwarzenegger divorce.  The author, Susan Cheever, states “Once apon a time men and women in their 50’s and 60’s didn’t have serious marital problems– this was primarily because they were dead.”