Couples argue; sometimes they argue very heatedly. It will happen at some point for all relationships. Disagreements, and working through them is a part of being in a committed relationship with someone. The problem comes when the fights do not solve anything, when they get mean, and when they go off topic. Read more
No one plans for a relationship to fall apart. We all want and believe they will last, but roughly 60% of all marriages will last, which tells us something about successful relationships. Here are some things that successful couples do that keeps the spark and romance alive; ensuring the relationship lasts. Read more
Picture sitting alone in a restaurant, watching everyone else around you. Imagine wanting to go out even to the movies but having no one to go with. Or just think of leaving work and going back to the same empty home night after night. For many this is life, and they live with the pain of loneliness.
Loneliness may just be a feeling and a state of mind, but it has the potential to impact every area of a person’s life as the pain and sadness that comes with it sets in. You have to find a way through it somehow. Many resort to cynicism and retreating but it is almost universal to all people that they need some social interaction. Read more
Poets, philosophers and scientists have been trying to solve the great mystery of what love is. So far noone have been able to adequately describe it’s ephemeral and powerful nature, but all have been able to touch on some aspects of it.
Let’s look at some of the basic aspects of love to learn more about what it is, and how you can see the love in your relationship and others. It might shock or surprise. Read more
Especially during the new year, we make lofty resolutions about how we want to improve ourselves personally or professionally; believing in our own eventual success. Statistically speaking though, a New Year’s resolution will last about a month. This says that failure is quite likely, and the result of failure for most people will be giving up, and going back to the routine that they wanted to change in the first place. Read more
New Year’s resolutions are here! With them comes the effort to achieve the resolution. However, within a month people give up and go back to the same old habits. There are many reasons why that is, but there are also many things that can be done to increase the odds that anyone can make their resolutions stick, and make changes for the better. Read more
Many of us have great plans for the future, and we are excited for the time we meet those goals, like finishing school, getting married, or simply having a day off together with the family. And then we meet those goals, but the happiness fades quickly. Was this not what we wanted? Did we have the wrong goal? Read more
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned. -Buddha
Some who have sought out the secret to happiness believe that maybe there is no secret. It could be a conscious set of things we can do each day that will help us feel better, live longer, and be healthier. One of those things that we can do is to learn to forgive one another for the things we do consciously or unconsciously that can cause harm to others. There are many benefits to forgiveness alone, but the simple fact that it will help us be happier is enough to say it is a thing worth doing. Let’s look at some simple ways we can practice forgiveness. Read more
Many of us have great plans for the future, and we are excited for the time we meet those goals, like finishing school, getting married, or simply having a day off together with the family. And then we meet those goals, but the happiness fades quickly. Was this not what we wanted? Did we have the wrong goal? Read more
There are good days, there are bad days. Connected together they represent our life path and choices made, leading us to our goals. Having obstacles or unfortunate days from time to time does not mean that we are unhappy, but it begs the question – are we stopping ourselves from happiness, and can it be changed? Read more
