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Recently a woman told that when she looked back on her life that her relationship which was once a bright light now was a a pilot light. She felt that there was still a comfortable connection between her husband and her but the spark was gone. I asked her how she had changed over [...] Have you noticed how easy it is to hold ourselves back by our limiting beliefs? Usually we are not even aware that we are limiting ourselves because at the time our thinking seems to make a lot of sense. It is in retrospect that we might say “why didn’t I do that?” Limiting beliefs [...] Devaluing of another person is emotional abuse. It erodes self confidence and leads to fear. The way to regain confidence is to let go of thinking that this is temporary and to begin taking action to rebuild ones own confidence. [...] In order to be fully engaged in life we need energy and a growth mindset. Without a sufficient amount of energy it is hard to bring forth our best. Think about it, the hours of a day are fixed but the quantity of energy that is available to us is not. How we spend [...] Do you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset? I have been fascinated for a long time as to how come some people remain active and involved throughout life and others end up limiting themselves. Recently I have been reading about the groundbreaking ideas on mindset put forth by Dr. Carol Dweck a [...] A friend of mine who is an action taker has as her byline: “Saying nothing sometimes says the most.” She gets involved in causes she believes in because to say nothing to her means she does not care. As I look back on my life I can see that there have been many times [...] Most couples who are struggling with their relationship will say that the problem is communication. It looks like communication is the issue but the difficulty generally is more than words. Indeed they are frustrated with their communication but beneath that struggle is the dilemma of not knowing how to create a sense of WE [...] When someone comes to me with relationship issues the question invariably comes up: how can our relationship get better if he/she refuses to come? The answer I give is: you will have to do the couple’s work yourself and I will teach you how to do it. This immediately elicits varied responses depending on [...] An artist friend of mine is working on a series about walls going up when relationships end. I will be eager to see how she depicts that in her paintings. As we talked I said to her that so much of my work is helping people take down emotional walls that have been in [...] Finally there is proof that a positive attitude is good for the heart. Increase your optimism level and you can live longer and be healthier. [...] |
 
  
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