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02/12/2020
Overgiving Leads to Resentment Do you often find that you give more than others in your friendships, relationships, or at work and don't get back what you give out? Do you feel baffled, maybe even irritated or angry, as to why other people are not as conscientious and thoughtful as you are?... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Relationships
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01/06/2020
Wedding Planning Pitfalls to Avoid When planning a wedding you most know about what could go wrong. Wedding pitfalls are caused by lack of credible and sound knowledge on the subject matter. I always tell my couples that knowledge is power... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Marriage, Mental Health, Relationships
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12/11/2019
What I Learned in My First Year as a Widow In the months following my husband Bruce's death, there was rarely a day that was not spent with friends or family... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Friendships, Mental Health, Relationships, Values
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11/20/2019
Overgiving Leads to Resentment Do you often find that you give more than others in your friendships, relationships, or at work and don't get back what you give out? Do you feel baffled, maybe even irritated or angry, as to why other people are not as conscientious and thoughtful as you are?... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Friendships, Mental Health, Relationships, Values
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10/10/2019
The Wonder of Emotions: How They Make Relationships Possible Most of us complain about how complicated and difficult relationships are. It isn't unusual to blame someone; the other person or ourselves. But, if we take a step back and look at what it is that makes a relationship possible in the first place, we may find a surprising solution... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Relationships
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07/30/2019
Entering Into Full Partnership With Love Love often appears at our door as a beggar in disguise. There are countless ancient myths that tell how the gods would show up at the door of someone's home, appearing to be in dire straits... More >>

Tags: Dating, Marriage, Relationships
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07/08/2019
5 Ways to Cope with Your Loved One's Terminal Illness ...If you or your loved one have not thought about or prepared for death, you may not know where to start when your loved one is faced with a terminal illness... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Health, Relationships, Stress
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05/31/2019
Death Is Not Like The Movies ...She was an integral part of the celebrations and the baby showers that my sisters and I threw for one another. She was always there, beaming with pride and even more love for her growing family. So in the days leading up to her death on February 26 of this year, only 33 days after a cancer diagnosis, I was struck by how death is also not like in the movies... More >>

Tags: Health, Relationships, Stress
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05/20/2019
Release These 3 False Beliefs About Your Partner That Drag You Both Down ...Here is a list of three false beliefs that betray our hearts and poison our relationships. The more aware we can become of these long-conditioned false beliefs and how they compromise our ability to have fulfilling relationships, the more freedom we will win from them... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stress
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04/19/2019
5 Reasons Gender Role Reversal Typically Doesn't Work for Families I received an email recently from a woman named Aimee who thanked me for speaking out about the importance of husbands supporting their families. Aimee has a Ph.D. and was the spouse 'holding the family together as the breadwinner.' But when she was laid off, she said, things turned ugly... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stress
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