As most of you know I believe the most effective way to work on a relationship is to work on self. That is why I focus on building a strong personal foundation. It is when we feel in charge of our own lives that we can objectively and honestly relate with another. When two [...]
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Do you think of yourself as an energy producer? We all can increase our energy level by taking good care of ourselves. I look at taking care of self in two ways. The first is how we take care of our bodies and the second is how we take care of our emotional well [...] I read a blurb today put out by the European Union (consisting of 27 nations) stating that the number of children born out of wedlock has doubled in the last twenty years. The country with the highest out of wedlock birth rate, 59%, is Estonia. Since I am originally from Estonia I was very [...] How are you using your energy? It is so easy for us to be going through the day without having any conscious awareness of where our energy goes. Carol had been feeling increasingly frustrated that she could not find any time for herself. It seemed that she was constantly responding to requests and demands. [...] We attract what we are ready for. What that really means is that the more time and effort we put into being the kind of person we want to be the healthier our relationships become. When I coach people to take action and expand their sense of themselves they begin to attract new people [...] Each one of us deep inside wants to feel good about who we are. Simply put we want to accept, respect and love ourselves and have people in our lives who appreciate us just for who we are. One of my friends had been struggling for years with being overweight. It bothered her greatly. [...] I have been writing about changing habits. This got me thinking about the fact that a simple change can produce a profound change in a relationship. Let us suppose that you want to change the way you respond when you feel verbally attacked. The instinctive response is t o get defensive and lash back. [...] I have been participating in the 30 day blog challenge hosted by Dr. Jeanette Cates. Today is the last day and I am writing number thirty-one. This is what the experience has been like for me. Although the challenge was external I had to make the decision to participate and stick to achieving my [...] I just wrote an article at my other site: http://www.budurl.com/rekindle. It is about how our relationships organize us into repetitive patterns. Have you ever noticed that after living with someone for a while that conflicts and a good bit of conversation becomes repetitive? I chatted today about the patterns we get into with friends [...] The right mindset does not guarantee anything. It is a great starting off point. Without effort and taking action change does not happen. Yet when we believe that effort will make a difference then we are much more likely to take action because we love to experience our personal growth. I have seen people [...] |
 
  
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