Relationships are like cars. When they are new, they are exciting. They look good from every angle, absorb bumps easily, are smooth and fun to drive, and often produce intense bursts of excitement and pleasure. They take you to places you never thought you’d go;...
8 RELATIONSHIP CORE VALUES To be Honest: telling your truth in non-hurtful ways To have Empathy: understanding your partner’s feelings To show Respect: admiring your partner’s abilities and qualities To be Disciplined: behaving in controlled and predictable ways To be Present: interacting with friendly and...
An old Chinese story of unknown origin tells of a farmer who used an old horse in his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer’s neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad...
We’d like to offer you a plan to get your anxiety level down to something that is more manageable for you. Here’s what we’d like you to do; It will help. Meditation 2 times a day for 5 minutes each; you can find 5 minute...
Amazing how your life can change in a moment. As I write this, it’s been six weeks since the wildfires began, six weeks since my family and I fled Glen Ellen at 2 a.m., six weeks since we learned that our home, and nearly everything...
Between adolescence and adulthood lies a sliver of time that we’ve all lived through, when society regards us as neither fish nor foul, when our youthful and sometimes reckless ways no longer seem appropriate but our minds regard things like responsibility, goals, work, mortgages, children...