Valentine’s Day just rolled past us on the calendar. In our North American society, February 14 is a day when hearts open, love flows, passion sparkles, and … sexual behaviour flourishes. Yes, many people do what they don’t do the rest of the year – they truly become lovers. Want to know how to make… Read more »
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How Do You Add Fun To Your Relationship?
“Fun in your relationship? What d’ya mean?” I thought that was an interesting response to my question during a coaching session. It is so important to keep some spice, spontaneity, and pizzazz alive – so it doesn’t get boring. It also makes it easier to focus on what’s strong; rather than what’s wrong. What are… Read more »
Mindful About Mindfulness: Decision-making made easy
This morning, after my meditation, I was thinking about mindfulness. Yes, that sounds ridiculous. I started laughing at myself, too. “Thinking” and “mindfulness” are two totally different approaches. To be mindful about mindfulness is more appropriate. One of my habits is to overthink a situation, which often has me in an “analysis paralysis” mode. I… Read more »
How To Set Goals In A New, Exciting Way
How do you set goals? At the start of each year, many people set goals, or worse, they set New Year’s Resolutions. Yuck! Plewh! Barf. Never worked for me – YET. Maybe there’s another way – a method that motivates, empowers, engages, inspires. Check this video out – click on the video below. How do… Read more »
The Miracle of Marriage – Or Is It? 4 communication basics for any relationship
Does something miraculous happen when two people get married? Or is it the communication within the marriage that breeds success? Hmmm? We have two amazing sons, Jamie and Brad. They are incredibly intelligent, creative, kind, respectful, and accountable – leaders in their communities and in our world. Despite our parental foibles, we must have done… Read more »
Asking vs. Telling – An Un-kept Secret
“Why doesn’t she understand? I told her how.” “It’s his own fault that happened. I told him what he should do.” “I told her and told her and told her and she still doesn’t do it right.” Whether I’m working with business teams or couples, I regularly hear these comments. Results clearly show they do… Read more »
Thankfulness: a timeless gift
Thankfulness. Or Thank-fullness. There is no better way to increase your quality of life and enhance your relationship with self and others. We invite you to accept our challenge.
The Healing Power of Giving
Ever have one of those days when you just feel blah, crappy, down, blue, why-do-I-bother, maybe even feeling a bit sorry for yourself? I do. I don’t like it when it happens, so I’ve got several sure-fire ways to turn it around for me. For you, here is one guaranteed way to help you begin… Read more »
Trust Is A Must
You and I know that trust is important in all relationships; with ourselves, our partners, kids, and in our workplace. But what is it? As a verb (Cambridge Dictionary), trust is to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable. As a noun, trust… Read more »
Lessons From a Six-Year-Old
I’ve been volunteering with the Summer Reading Program at our local library where I learned some valuable lessons from a six-year-old. We were writing some stories that needed to include specific words. A young man asked, “How do you spell there?” One of the library staff inquired about what type of ‘there’ he meant. He… Read more »
