I felt proud to the point tears as I worked with a premarital couple this week. The young woman was willing to face the pain and the negative mindsets of her past (family of origin), which would have definitely hurt her marriage, even before it started. Her parents did their best with what they knew …
Freedom to choose healing Time, time, time! Time does not heal. Unfortunately, we all know of persons who were hurt over 6+ years ago, whether through loss, abuse, rejection, divorce etc and are still in a place of anger/depression and pain as if the incident happened 2 days ago. “It will heal in time it” …
The seeds for the destruction of our marriages were sown long before we got married and even before we met. We have internalised many unhealthy ways of dealing with conflict, managing emotions, decision making, coping with stress/pain etc and we don’t even realise it. We think and feel like our way is the right way. …
I sometimes ask my husband why he is so in love with me and he would give me a list of reasons why, and, he would ALSO say that there is a part that he cannot explain….he just loves me. I call this the mystery of love, the “inexplicable” part of it all. Some years …
About 10 years ago our home was broken into and the thieves really took everything that they could carry in what I believe to be a truck! They also made a mess of the place…. It was traumatic. Our DVD collection was gone! Now we did not buy pirated DVDs or CDs only originals…. (If …
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So….. 16 nights ago my husband looked at me and said “22 more days”. With a little thought I said “Our wedding! So are you going to marry me!!?” He came a little closer, smiled and said that he couldn’t think of doing anything else. An idea came to mind to share, twice a week, …
So….. Eight nights ago my husband looked at me and said “22 more days”. With a little thought I said “Our wedding! So are you going to marry me!!?” He came a little closer, smiled and said that he couldn’t think of doing anything else. An idea came to mind to share, twice a week, …
So….. Four nights ago my husband looked at me and said “22 more days”. With a little thought I said “Our wedding! So are you going to marry me!!?” He came a little closer, smiled and said that he couldn’t think of doing anything else. An idea came to mind to share, twice a week, …
Last night my husband looked at me and said “22 more days”. With a little thought I said “Our wedding! So are you going to marry me!!?” He came a little closer, smiled and said that he couldn’t think of doing anything else. An idea came to mind to share, 3 times a week, leading …
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”― Leo Buscaglia Active listening is actually hard work! “Most people are very aware that other people don’t listen, …
