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Probably the single biggest factor for not taking action is fear. Fear can show up in many variations. It could be fear of being judged, fear of success, fear of embarrassment, fear of rejection, fear of being alone etc. I can still remember a woman I knew several years ago. She was in midlife [...] We interact in many different kinds of relationships. There are our family members, co-workers, friends, our neighbors, the mailman, colleagues, and many others. Some of these relationships are superficial while others greatly impact our lives. Ask yourself which of those enhance your life and which limit you or are not good for you. The [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] |
 
  
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