Did you know that we need change in life in order to feel vibrant? We need it as individuals and also in our relationships. It is newness that revitalizes us and keeps us energized. Relationships need periodic rekindling. Marriages settle into predictable patterns of interacting. This may work well for many years but [...]
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Being in a relationship makes it much harder to also stay in control of your own life. That is because our relationships organize us. Let me tell you about Carol and how she changed in her marriage. She is a college educated woman who decided to be a stay at home mom. Over the [...] I have finally found an effective way to get tasks done that I don’t want to do. I am applying the 20 minute rule. I found this gem in an old cookbook of my husband’s aunt when we cleared out her Estate. It was under the heading of helpful hints. This is the rule: [...] 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 [...] Today is Veterans Day in the States. It is a day to remember our Veterans who have served honorably in war or peace time and also the troops who are currently fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. I would like to encourage you to also think of the families of the currently deployed and those [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Couple relationships are more than the two individuals. That is because the relationship becomes a separate entity. Consequently, changes that an individual makes will have an impact on the relationship balance. This is just as true in personal relationships as in work relationships. For instance, if you have a boss who micro manages it [...] 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. [...] I have just come back from a fabulous trip to Brazil visiting Iguazzu Falls, the Panatanal and Rio de Jainero. While in Rio I had to seek medical care because I discovered that I had a tick embedded on my thigh no doubt brought along from the Safari excursion in the Wetlands. [...] |
 
  
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