I lost trust in the reliability of my car. This may seem an unusual way to talk about losing trust. Last week I could not shift out of park nor could I take the key out. I had the car repaired and after a few trips the problem recurred but was worse. After more [...]
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“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them” is a quote by Michael Jordan. It is evident that he expected a lot from himself and worked hard to achieve excellence in basketball and life. I think that expectations are powerful. I see expectations as being different from goals. When we have goals [...] Most couples that I have worked with will initially say that they do not communicate. I see their frustration with each and feel their hope that if only their partner would make some changes he/she would be fine. It doesn’t quite work that way. The solution lies in each person taking responsibility for their own [...] One of my favorite quotes is “Whatever you can do, or dream you can; begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it” Goethe . Recently I found out that there is a whole other sentence that comes before this quote which states: “Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary [...] I have been fortunate in my work life to be able to do what I enjoy. My passion is helping people empower their lives. It is a good feeling to see people grow in valuing who they are and grow in their ability to deal effectively with whatever life brings. Although over the years my passion [...] I have been asked as to why on this site I stress both self-growth and relationship skills. Why not just focus on one or the other. In my mind they are linked. I think that it is through self-growth that positive changes occur in marriages/relationships. The stronger one’s self-worth (the result of self-growth) the easier it [...] There is no magic answer to rekindling a relationship. There is no one thing that will quickly turn things around. Yet many couples are able to achieve a new closeness in their relationship. You may well ask ” how do they do it?” After helping many couples rekindle their relationship I have found that there are [...] In my last blog I talked about the value of making a commitment to yourself. When we are truly committed to something we don’t feel the need to strive. I shared how I have made a commitment to exercise regularly but I did not accomplish a 30 day blog challenge. The difference was that I [...] When I went to the gym on Saturday, January 2, it was great to see the place so full. I am sure that many of these new people had made a New Year’s resolution to get serious about exercising. Setting goals is important but the challenge is maintaining the resolution. Several weeks ago I wrote about [...] Here in the Eastern United States we have just had a big snow storm. My neighbors were all out yesterday making sure that everyone’s car got dug out from under 20 inches of snow. Whenever there is a weather or other crisis people every where over tend to be thoughtful and generous in showing caring [...] |
 
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