I received this note recently from a reader of this blog. She gave me permission to share it with you. The income from their small start-up business has taken a dip recently. They are blowing through savings faster than they would like, and things get rather tense at times for them, as they do for many of us. Another great ‘assume love’ story….for mother’s day my husband...
Barbara Sher, author of I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was and several other wonderful books, says this frequently. Praise makes us brave. Want to nudge your partner to tackle a big project or make a challenging change? Praise gives a much bigger nudge than criticism does. Oh, how I have to remind myself of this, often in mid-criticism. I give myself a pat on the back for remembering...
I must thank wonderful Amna Ahmad for a brief post on her Facebook page a couple weeks ago, the day before my birthday. It read: My favorite definition of art has always been Tolstoy’s: art is infection. I am utterly infected by this book. I’m reading it, I can’t breathe, I feel sick, I can’t stop reading. So I bought Wave as my birthday gift to myself and read it in...
Is there something really bothering you about your husband, wife, or life partner? Maybe enough that you’re wondering why you should stay together? Do you feel deprived of romance? Are you sure your mate has no respect for who you are and what you do? Is this a second marriage where your mate just cannot get along with your teen? Do you long for the sort of sex life others seem to enjoy...
There is an interesting discussion on TED.com right now about divorce vs. staying married for the kids. Lydia, who launched it, lays out many of the typical outcomes for the children involved. I suspect you’ve seen all of them in other families. Adesh offers a very popular viewpoint these days: Marry to be happy, divorce to be happy. You should be happy no matter what. Being happy gives you...
