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In these amazing times of great change, we are faced with an overwhelming amount of choices on all levels of significance. In order to make clear decisions in line with our personal goals and highest good, it is important to maintain our inner balance and harmonious center point. That source ... Views: 1529
Why is it important to your own growth and peace of mind that you are ok with where you are?
Being OK with where you are accomplishes two things.
First of all, it gives you a clear picture of where you are. Second, it gives you piece of mind, and an honest foundation from which you can ... Views: 1527
You are divine and it is time for your awakening to your magnificence!
Right now most of you are probably thinking, she couldn’t possibly be speaking about me. You may be asking, how could I be magnificent? I am certainly not treated as such by my friends and family or my employer or ... Views: 1527
Dear Keith and Maura,
I just found your website and podcasts yesterday and they totally resonate with me.
I am a very active youthful 55. I was widowed suddenly at 32 with 2 babies. My soulmate died and I was lost and devastated. I banged around for 10 years raising my boys, working and ... Views: 1527
What a distinction per day makes. What a difference five minutes tends to make. You've got an argument along with your boyfriend. You inform him that's it, I've had it, it is over, carried out, goodbye, and prior to he is out the door, you are already regretting it. But it really is as well ... Views: 1527
I remember the first date I had with my husband George.
He picked me up in an economy rental car (his car had just been in a small accident and was getting repaired at the body shop) and he took me to a trendy Japanese restaurant in the neighborhood.
As we stood at the restaurant’s bar ... Views: 1526
How much should you expect from your partner?
At some point of time or the other in your life, you have wondered whether you’re expecting too much from your partner. Motivational coach & speaker Craig Harper observes that often we make too much of our expectations, starting to believe them ... Views: 1525
So, you want to know about one of my favorite guilty pleasures?
You might have a similar one.
I love watching House Hunters on HGTV! There’s nothing better to do on a lazy Sunday morning, coffee in hand (or let’s be honest…a homemade mimosa) than curled up on my couch watching TV, and ... Views: 1524
You have heard that it has been said, ‘you have to love yourself before you can love others’. And that, 'you must 'learn' to love yourself'. This is like saying, you have to learn to breathe for yourself.
Love is the breath of life for the spirit, and loving is like breathing for the spirit. ... Views: 1523
Myth #1: You won't find attractive, successful people on online dating sites
FALSE! Online daters come in all shapes and sizes and career status, just as they do in all aspects of life. The population of on-line daters is approximately the same for attractive and successful folks as any other ... Views: 1522
People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.
-- Albert Ellis
Maybe you've heard the joke that talking to yourself is the first sign of madness. Actually, the good ... Views: 1522
After a rugged yesterday, I got up this morning at 4:30 AM to catch a flight. Alison and I had another tiff, followed by the disconnect that polarized us through the night, backs turned to each other, thick sleepless air full of troubled dreams.
I shuffled through the dark before dawn, a ... Views: 1521
Good relationships run smoothly and enable you to enjoy your life, work, and activities beyond the relationship. You’re not always worrying or talking about it. Like a smooth-running car, you don’t have to keep repairing it. You may have disagreements and get angry, but you still have goodwill ... Views: 1521
In this month when we celebrate love, I wonder what we are celebrating and what love is all about. Love…what’s love? That is the question. A word that causes the biggest happiness but can also cause the biggest misery in our lives, especially when we don’t know what it means, misuse it to ... Views: 1521
When someone spends their time around people who have an open-heart, they are likely to appreciate being around them. Whereas, if they were to spend their time around people who were the complete opposite; there is the chance that they will feel uncomfortable.
This is because when people ... Views: 1521
Dear Dr. Romance:
I am considering being a licensed psychotherapist. What was your education track if I may ask?
Dear Reader:
Of course you may ask. I was licensed in 1978, so things were quite different then. I took an independent study curriculum at Lindenwood Colleges, and I used ... Views: 1520
Welcome to Shamanics in Portugal´s Journal. Our intention is to remind you our readers, friends and connections we are all part of a much larger, ever evolving community. Seeking to widen our audience, the Journal is available on YouTube so that you can listen to it as well as view some of the ... Views: 1520
Almost every house in the country will contain a photo book on one of its bookshelves, or even left casually on a coffee table to impress visitors. These are usually expensive, glossily produced collections of professional photographs representing the work of a particular artist, or beautiful ... Views: 1520
Anne Shirley, heroine of the book Anne of Green Gables, taught me a thing or two about love. Having grown to the age of twelve in an orphanage, she finds herself relocated to Prince Edward Island, to the home of an aging brother and sister hoping to keep their small farm running with the help ... Views: 1520
With the divorce rate looming over our society, there’s a lot of pressure and fear about how to keep a relationship vibrant and filled with love. Here’s a way to keep that sparkle of love alive or to reignite a sparkle that might currently be at a low fizzle.
It’s often said that it takes work ... Views: 1520
Oh, we make so ado about it: Platonic love, puppy love, unconditional love, maternal love, filial love, patriotic love and, of course, romantic love.
And while unconditional motherly and filial love is often exulted as the premiere expression of bonded emotion and devotion, and while patriotic ... Views: 1519
Our son got married a few days ago to Isaiah, the man of his dreams. Hardly ever in our work with couples have we seen such depth in love, respect and commitment. Whoever feels that only a man and a woman can truly love each other, has not witnessed the kind of deep love that Isaiah and our son, ... Views: 1518
The number of Christian dating sites has increased over the years. Many people of the faith go to these places to find Christian single men and women alike. The reasons why these singles go to these faith-based dating sites instead of many other places are important to think about.
The first ... Views: 1518
FAILURES NOT AN OPTION:
NEVER GIVE UP!
So often we miss out on God’s best because we give up too soon.
As you all know, I'm going through a very difficult time in my life right now. Not a day goes by when I don't feel like throwing in the towel and just giving up. But when I sit still ... Views: 1517
Are you and your spouse or partner quarreling almost everyday? Do you feel that the relationship is going in a direction that you do not want to happen like divorce or separation? Keeping a relationship is hard but if you really want to make things work for you and your lover, you should know ... Views: 1516
Love is a wonderful feeling between two people that ends in a long lasting relationship. It does come with a set of compromises, understandings, needs that has to be fulfilled, and reacting to the emotional and physical needs of one another. An economic instability can also be the cause for a ... Views: 1516
Sometimes a subtle hint is all you really need when it comes to tips on how to get your ex back. But, there are other times when you really need to bring out the heavy artillery and pour on the charm in order to get your ex to give you a second chance.
Love is definitely worth a little effort ... Views: 1515
How To Make My Ex Girlfriend Fall in Love With Me Again. Dating advice on how to get the attention of an ex girlfriend. How Can I Make My Ex Girlfriend Fall Back in Love With Me. Tips to make your ex girlfriend love you again and Expert advice to get your ex girlfriend back in your life.
How ... Views: 1514
We want to know about relationships with our loved ones, with our friends, with our children and with our spouses. But to understand relationships we have to be extremely honest with ourselves. Most of us are unwilling to really look at this thing we call relationships with total honesty because ... Views: 1514
Often we’re so blinded by our emotions that we can’t decipher the true purpose of a relationship. Deep attachment can force us to stay in a relationship that was meant to end a long time ago. On the other hand, our stubborn will and uncompromising ego can make us leave a person who might be our ... Views: 1514
One of the biggest issues that couples face is that after the first few blissful months or years together we begin to see our partner’s flaws, the things we don’t like and the things that upset us and annoy us. When we initially fall in love it is with the feeling it gives us. We feel on top of ... Views: 1513
What do you do when your partner shuts you out?
Do you know that being shut out and stonewalled is even more hurtful than being yelled at? Children would rather get yelled at or even hit than ignored. This is why the worst punishment for prisoners is solitary confinement.
Yet, along with ... Views: 1513
• On October 20, 1942, Fantappié presented his theory of syntropy to the Academia d’Italia in a paper called "The Unified Theory of the Physical and Biological World." See http://www.syntropy.org/.
• In 2015 Ulisse Di Corpo, physicist, and Antonella Vannini published “Syntropy: The ... Views: 1513
Welcome to Creating Harmony’s note of indication. Our intention in this edition of the Harmonising Times is to provide our readers, friends and everyone else with foresight as to the influences impacting all our lives as we move from emerging to embodying. From wondering to a sense of knowing ... Views: 1513
A woman wrote to me explaining that she’d been on a few dates and thought it was going great. Fun conversations, good time, kissing and a bit of petting, but no sex yet. She definitely felt strong chemistry. Then, wham, he wrote and said he wasn’t that attracted to her.
My advice:
I know it ... Views: 1513
"Deeds of love bring peace into your life and the world." ~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky
Venus is with an average solar distance of 108 million km the second inner planet and with a diameter of 12,100 km the third smallest planet in the solar system. It is one of the four terrestrial planets, which are ... Views: 1513
The time is 5 o'clock and your stomach clenches - What to make for dinner is the question racing through your mind. You know you want to prepare healthy meals for your family, but you're tired and you don't have all the ingredients for your favorite "go to" recipe so you pull out the frozen ... Views: 1512
Are you finding yourself in any of the following situations?
•Not getting recognition for something…
•Getting no response at all in seeking to develop a relationship....
•Where you conclude that you are not loved or not loved enough.
•Where you don’t consider yourself to be of any ... Views: 1511
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how ... Views: 1510
(First of 2 part series)
Like the old song "Love and Marriage" says, the two simply go together. Yet with the divorce rate over 50%, the notion of happily ever after seems to be reserved for Disney movies. Some couples believe that as long as they love each other they will somehow find a way ... Views: 1509
The average person pays more attention to what she’s saying or thinking about than what she is hearing, or how her words are “landing” on the other person. This self-involvement gets worse during an argument. You can become a much more effective communicator by using ... Views: 1509
While there are people who have the tendency to attract the kind of people who they want to be with, there are others who are not going to be able to relate to this. As a result, this area of their lives is likely to be radically different.
From the Outside
If one was to come across ... Views: 1505
If you are in search for tips on how to get your ex boyfriend back, in that case you’re showing how badly you want him back. This shows you still have strong feelings for him even after the relationship has ended. Everything is fair in love and war! I’m going to share with you some basic tips on ... Views: 1504
My Husband Lost Interest in Sex: When Your Husband Has No Interest in You
Your husband lost interest in sex and it's left you feeling alone and neglected. Intimacy is a very important part of any fulfilling and mutually satisfying marriage. When one partner loses their interest, it leaves the ... Views: 1504
Are you Ready to Expand your Experience of Pure Love?
Definition of "Pure Love":
an over abundance of self-love
that spontaneously flows
out to others and continues
to effortlessly replenish itself.
How is Pure Love Expressed?
Pure Love can only be expressed through Love that has ... Views: 1503
Here’s an email I got recently:
“I wanted to thank you also for your story about "presence" that you told at your talk recently at Open Secret Book Store in San Rafael. I had an important experience of that this weekend. I have been contemplating dating a man I met recently who is a ... Views: 1503
This is part 7 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Love. Other blogs to follow in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, Love, and Faith & Fear.
We all possess important ... Views: 1502
At times people wonder how a stranger – i.e. a psychotherapist or a counselor – can help them with their problems as they feel they are so different from other struggling couples.
“How do they – i. e. marriage counselors and couple psychotherapists - know why we are at this point in our ... Views: 1501
Your day started out awful and it’s been downhill ever since.
The car wouldn’t start, so you were late dropping off the kids. An accident snarled up traffic, so you were very late to work, which means late to the monthly team-building session, all eyes upon you as you attempted ... Views: 1501