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- How Do I Get My Ex Back? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2013 from David BrittoIf you find yourself wondering, "how do I get my ex back?" you aren't alone. Amazingly, there are ways , which you can win back the love of your life. There is absolutely no reason why you should not be able to re-ignite the lost love with the person you adore, so long as you remain assured and ...
Views: 2181(1 vote) - A 'Review' of the New Film: "CATCH A FIRE" and Sharing a few Thoughts on Forgiveness - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: A 'Review' of the New Film: "CATCH A FIRE" and Sharing a few Thoughts on Forgiveness (written by Shawn Slovo and her producer sister, Robyn) . Submitted and shared by Craig Lock Web site: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from ...
Views: 2176(1 vote) - How To Get Over a breakup - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Kevin ThompsonSharing an unhealthy relationship ultimately leads to the decision of a break up. People consider parting away a better option than staying together and arguing maximum times. But after they part away they realise that it is very painful to live without your love whenever you remember the ...
Views: 2176 - 13 Deadly Relationship Mistakes Even Smart Women Make - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Andrea PenningtonTune in for an important show about domestic violence on The “Dr. Andrea Show” as she provides insight and advice with a survivor of domestic violence AND a former abuser Listen on-demand at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/DrAndrea When pictures of Rihanna came out on the Internet showing her ...
Views: 2170 - Read This if You Need to Get Through to Your Wife When She's Leaving - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from Jacob ElichmannIf you are like most men, then when your wife told you that she wanted to leave, it left you with one feeling above all: Fear. And yeah, sure, maybe a little bit of anger to… But I'm willing to bet that if you really stop for a second – take a deep breath – to examine yourself (at your own ...
Views: 2169(1 vote) - Did You Cause Your Husband’s Affair? The Truth May Shock You - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Andrew HunterI know that it can really sting to find out that your husband had an affair. It can have an enormous impact on your life and really shake you to the core. In an instant you can feel like the floor just fell out from under your feet and you’re plunging into a world of agony. I’ve been there ...
Views: 2168 - "I'm Sorry" When You Never Hear Those Words - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Two simple words, “I’m Sorry” are so hard for some to say. Some say those words and never mean them. Some people wait for many years to hear those words and expect a closure that never comes. So why is it that the simplest of words in the English language, or any language for that matter, ...
Views: 2167(2 votes) - Dialogue on Fear & Reality - Stress Counselor - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2012 from George MarisFear & Reality Dialogue on Fear and Reality Submitted by George on Monday, 02/06/2012 This is a powerful mental construct that prevents us from being creative, happy and successful. The world as it appears to us now, is largely, a reflection of the "egoic mind " with fear being the ...
Views: 2164(1 vote) - Are You a Cheating Husband Who Is Ready to Get His Wife Back? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Jacob Elichmann"I cheated on my wife, and now I'm beginning to lose hope that she will ever forgive me for cheating on her..." I'm sure that when you first decided that you want to save your marriage after cheating, you fantasized and hoped that the moment you displayed any effort, your wife would come ...
Views: 2152(1 vote) - True Story - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Faye Ellen KufahlI have a true story for you. My stories are always based on what I experienced. Very recently a mother came to me with her daughter, she said to me, “Tell my daughter the story of the garden.” This greatly surprised me because I had not thought of that story for a long time, and most of a ...
Views: 2151 - I Need Help in Getting My Ex Boyfriend Back to Talk to Me - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2016 from Vanessa MooreI Need help In Getting My Ex Boyfriend Back. How to Save Your Relationship By Avoiding An Attitude of Neediness To Your Ex Boyfriend. Showing Neediness most times can be a girl's worst enemy in a relationship. Acting needy and clingy can make a guy get turned off really immediately all the time. ...
Views: 2149 - How to Fix a Broken Heart - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Andrew HunterIt just seems to come out of the blue. That "Let's take a break" moment when it seems like your relationship is in danger. Your life seems to be caving in on you and your heart is left in ruins. Sure your friend and family are trying to comfort you and make you feel better, but they really don't ...
Views: 2142(2 votes) - The Silent Wall of Shame - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2015 from Mark GorkinRecently writing about “Bully Types” resurrected an emotion I have grappled with much of my life: a) being part of a family, especially as a child and teen, riddled with mental illness and shrouded in family secrets, b) as a child and young teen, threatened and emotionally bullied by peers for ...
Views: 2134 - Eating Healthy IS Becoming all the Rage - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2012 from Suzane NorthropA friend of mine recently said to me, “Suzane, you are the only person I know who shows your garden to everyone from your Blackberry.” I just looked at her and thought, “In this day and age of electronic wizardry, is it so strange that a girl from farming stock on both sides her family is ...
Views: 2132 - A Story of Forgiveness: The Legacy of Amy Biehl - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: A Story of Forgiveness: The Legacy of Amy Biehl Submitted by: Craig Lock Craig's new blog with thoughts and extracts from various writings is at newbooksbycraiglock.wordpress.com Craig's blog with thoughts and extracts from various writings is ...
Views: 2123(1 vote) - How to find peace, solace and self-love of acceptance after loss of loved one - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2013 from Natasha Dao"Loving let live" is said to be one of the prevalent dying words we would only hope to hear for the rest of our lives. Unfortunately life will only exceed our greatest desires to be unified and reborn again when we have unwillingly departured our existence on earth. The equivocal spellbound of ...
Views: 2117 - Apology and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Tina TessinaIn my clinical experience, I've encountered many clients who are afraid to admit they’re wrong. This comes from a culture of blaming and accusing—where one's early family may have picked a “culprit” when something went wrong, and focused on blame, rather than on fixing the problem and healing ...
Views: 2115 - The Art of Letting Go - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Sarah JamesThe Art of Letting Go People often find themselves irritated, operating at their max capacity, or weighed down. Perhaps some feel as if they are gripping on tightly to certain aspects in their life and cannot let go, or simply feeling sad. Many individuals can identify the feeling, but have ...
Views: 2115 - Saying "I'm Sorry" - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Royane RealIn every relationship there will be occasional misunderstandings and hurt feelings. Sometimes we are the one who hurt another person we care about; sometimes we are the one who has been hurt. Hurt feelings will occur in friendships, in intimate relationships, and even between two ...
Views: 2114(2 votes) - *** Walking to Forgive - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Colin TippingOne of the reasons why I think people are reluctant to go through a process of forgiveness is because they just don’t want to revisit the pain. Let sleeping dogs lie! Why dig up the past? Just forget it! Who needs it, for God’s sake? But research is showing that this strategy ...
Views: 2113(3 votes) - A Better Way - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2010 from David OttThe growing suffering we experience, journeying through this dream of a physical universe in bodies able to feel emotional and physical pain, will eventually force us into making different choices. This is the gift of “dream living” in a physical environment where every mistaken choice we make ...
Views: 2109(3 votes) - Forgiveness - Feeling or Action? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2009 from Deb ScottFORGIVENESS - Feeling or Action? For a long time I struggled with being able to forgive. Maybe you have felt the same way? In my “green sky” upside down thinking, I always thought forgiveness had to be a feeling. Something that made ME feel better inside towards the person I was trying to ...
Views: 2109(4 votes) - Too Little Too Late? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from John PayneAs we approach the topic of both family and personal healing, many internal voices may want to have their say, some of them helpful, other voices not so helpful. For example one voice may be saying ‘it cannot continue like this, something has to change’ another voice may be saying ‘all I want ...
Views: 2108 - Dear Dr. Romance: We just had a small fight, but she doesn't want to talk - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2014 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: My best friend isn't talkin with me since 2 months now. I'm frustrated. We are best friends since 3 yrs now. In feb suddenly she stopped talking. We just had a small fight as in regular nothing serious. When i asked she said she doesnt want to talk anything for ...
Views: 2103 - What To Ask Your Ex Girlfriend - How To Ask Your Ex Girlfriend Out For A Second Chance - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2016 from Tiemo DonaldHaving to experience a relationship break up is never easy for any person. What to ask your ex girlfriend; When it comes to guys they can sometimes be a real jerk. How to ask your ex girlfriend out for a second chance; It may be they don't mean to be that way, but it can and does happen. A ...
Views: 2103 - Learning to Forgive Your Mother - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from patsy yustenIt'll Take Dyin' to Get It Done Story of a 40 Year Forgiveness Sideways, in the back, running away, standing still and about any other way one could get it, I did. Don't be confused here. We're talking mental abuse-not physical, so relax. Messing with the mind is not such a biggee. No one ...
Views: 2096 - The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift: Forgiveness - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2014 from Noelle NelsonWhat if you made this Valentine’s Day more than a day about hearts and flowers? What if you made this Valentine’s Day about expanding your love, taking it beyond whatever wonderfulness you now experience to something even more amazing? It’s doable, you know. And all it takes is giving your ...
Views: 2096(2 votes) - Shifting Earth Consciousness: The 2012 World Ascension Vigils - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Hope Bradford“Respect the Masters, those who’ve gone before me…It’s a very potent time. People are learning. They will no longer be trapped in their own belief system. People will begin to get sparks of light. There will increasingly be more and more sparks which will erode the darkness of confusion!”-Kuan ...
Views: 2093(1 vote) - Gratitude Speeds Healing - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Dr. Erica Goodstone“When in doubt, be grateful.” A quick jolt to the nervous system to be reminded to be grateful, even and especially when life seems to be saying “suffer,” “you lose,” “give up,” “stop trying,” and most of all, “you have no more love to give.” The question is: Where are you putting your ...
Views: 2092(2 votes) - Forgiving Others Is A Gift We Give Ourselves - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Carolyn CooperIn my many years of being an Energy Intuitive and working on literally thousands of people, the one attribute that I've found that helps people heal more fully than any other is that of FORGIVENESS. Forgiveness releases us from the past. It is the answer to almost everything. When we are ...
Views: 2090(2 votes) - Forgiveness Is Remembering There Is Nothing To Forgive! - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2008 from Steve DahlWe all can think of times, when we imagine someone has injured us, hurt our feelings or even our physical bodies, by doing or not doing something to us or for us. What you consider YOU is the personality of you that has very little to do with any specific physical body. Through millennia sages, ...
Views: 2083(1 vote) - How to make peace at home - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2012 from Kevin ChonyuiYou might have a wonderful wedding and you are now living with your spouse, friends and you might have kid(s) but It’s obvious that your will one day have conflict with your spouse, friends or children. When this eventually happens, how will you go about making peace at home in other to ...
Views: 2080 - Healing from Sex Abuse - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from John Davis“It's important to talk about it. You raise awareness. But you can also prevent it (child abuse) by not letting it be a secret.”~Chris Witty I am always amazed at the number of victims of sexual abuse that I encounter in my private sessions. Not one day of sessions goes by that does not ...
Views: 2067(1 vote) - ***Your Money Monster and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2011 from Morgana RaeReader Question: “What if my Money Monster is personified in several real people? Can I forgive them and still get rid of the Money Monster?” My Response: Brilliant question! Your “Money Monster” is the personification of any thing that has ever made you feel unworthy, unloveable, or ...
Views: 2062(1 vote) - Surviving Infidelity in Your Relationship. - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2014 from Emma ViglucciWhat is an affair? What constitutes cheating? Infidelity? These are very personal definitions. Most people have their own version of what constitutes what. Here is a definition I have adapted from experts in the field that works well: An affair involves one of the partner’s passion being ...
Views: 2059(1 vote) - Forgive Yourself First! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonA shocked silence hung over the conference room. Barry (not his real name), usually a compassionate and even-tempered vice president, had just loudly berated one of his managers during a staff meeting. The accused manager was looking down at his hands with a reddened face and the other managers’ ...
Views: 2057(3 votes) - Healing Relationships Ritual - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Rev Peggy RayRelationships thrill us, heal us, confound us, frustrate us. Every single one of us will struggle with them during the course of our lifetime. Relationships bring to us some of our most profound lessons in life. The people that we love the most are the ones that we open our hearts to. They may ...
Views: 2057 - How To Heal Deep Emotional Scars - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2013 from David SamuelMany people suffer from the past of what their parents did to them, the negative events of their childhood etc. The purpose of this article is to present the reason why it is hard to release the past and end the perpetual limitations and suffering. The concept of forgiveness rarely works, as ...
Views: 2050(2 votes) - The Art of Right Relationship - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2013 from Amrita GraceHave you ever wanted to heal one of your relationships, and you didn’t know how or where to start? I’ve experienced some tumultuous upsets in some of my relationships over the past year, and wanted to find a way to heal the issue within myself before approaching the person involved. I turned my ...
Views: 2040 - Getting to the Other Side of Grief: Sixteen Helpful Guidelines to Help You Navigate Through Your Grief - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2009 from Peggy FergusonYou may be wondering if it is even possible to survive the loss of someone you love. You may be thinking that you are going crazy, or that you will never quit crying. You may think that you will never be the same and will never feel better. Grief is one of the most devastating experiences ...
Views: 2030(3 votes) - Forgiveness - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2008 from Dr. Louis BauerI feel it necessary to share with you my journey of self-discovery so that you understand the extreme importance of harmony within the mind, body and spirit. This is not just a subject that I studied, but also a life lesson that I learned through experience. In 1987, at age fifty-three, I was ...
Views: 2029 - Forgiveness Begins With You - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Trudy-Ann EwanBeing betrayed by a loved one can leave you feeling angry, unwilling to trust again and angry. You may also suffer a blow to your self-esteem and most devastating of all, heart-break. The pain of heart-break is so intense that you feel as if you are losing your mind. Having a deep love for ...
Views: 2029(1 vote) - Dr. Romance Happiness Tip: "The Nail in the Fence: Healing Wounds" - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Tina TessinaThis arrived in Dr. Romance 's e-mail: “There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the ...
Views: 2027(1 vote) - Is Rebuilding Trust After An Affair Worth It? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Shane BoydIf you’ve been cheated on then you know the feeling that fills your stomach after you found out about the affair. You also know all too well the anger and emotional discord this selfish act has caused you and the sleepless nights it has left behind. After the initial anger and heartbreak pass ...
Views: 2025(3 votes) - Resolving Conflict by Johanna Courtleigh - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2013 from Johanna Courtleigh, MA,It can be scary and uncomfortable to say we’re sorry. To own up to the fact that perhaps we did something less than stellar and that it negatively impacted someone we care for. We want to just brush it under the rug. To have it let go. To not have to meet and experience the discomfort of ...
Views: 2024 - The Myths of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Corey SondrupIt seems like every self-help book, seminar, and workshop addresses the concept of forgiveness. Forgiveness has become the “buzz word” of the new millennium. Forgiveness cannot be emphasized enough, especially when it comes to optimal healing. Unfortunately, most people—patients and physicians ...
Views: 2022(2 votes) - What To Say To My Ex To Get Him Back - Sweet Things To Say To Your Ex Boyfriend To Get Him Back - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2016 from Tiemo DonaldWhat to say to my ex to get him back; If you are looking for instructions for getting your ex back here is your first. You need to go away from them for at least a few weeks after your break up. This may sound oppose creative to your aim of getting your ex back but this first step is crucially ...
Views: 2018 - The Nail in the Fence: Healing Wounds - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2013 from Tina TessinaI received the following in an email: “There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into ...
Views: 2017 - just for Today - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2012 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriJUST FOR TODAY 1. Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals. 2. Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is, ...
Views: 2016(1 vote) - Five Steps for A Personal Inventory - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from WEE DILTSPersonal Inventory the Most Important Step You’ve decided you’d like to change some things in your life. You may have already started making changes. Or at least you’re thinking life would be better if you changed a few things about yourself. We’re not talking about buying a new ...
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