The homework assignments aided me in uncovering and understanding many things that have contributed to who I am. A lot of the exercises had me reviewing my whole life, relationships and experiences. I thought this was great, because often times we only look at what is in front of us. The exercise of looking behind and forward is what is really going to help me move through my journey with a strong foundation of self and my eyes wide open.
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing about what I call the Seven Dwarves of Smallness. These little gremlins in your subconscious mind conspire to keep you small. They tell you all sorts of reasons why you can’t have, be, and do what you really want. They’re full of lies, but we believe [...]
Last week I listened to a clip of Dan Savage, syndicated columnist of an article titled “Savage Love.” He was talking about how to make it work when you’re in a long term relationship. One of the things he suggested was to notice the best version of your partner. He said that long term relationships [...]
How do you know when you’ve found “the One?” Allow me to first dispel a common myth. Most of us have more than one “the One” in our life. With very few exceptions, we will all experience more than one great love in our lives. Each person who shows up as a great love is [...]
If you’ve been with me for any length of time, you know I believe that our romantic relationships offer a great opportunity to heal childhood wounds. You might also remember that the opportunity to heal these wounds will come up repeatedly, even if you change partners. Having an unhealed childhood wound or relationship dynamic really [...]
John Cassis, a well known motivational speaker, once said, “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.” That’s easy to remember when life is good, but it’s more important to remember when you’re faced with a challenge. Especially when that challenge is in your romantic relationship, when the tendency is to [...]
