Aug 23, 2007
HEALTHY PARENTING IS NOT ONLY ABOUT HOW YOU TREAT YOUR CHILDREN Children learn from their parents, how to be in this world, in three ways: 1. By how their parents treat them 2. By how their parents treat others 3. By how their parents treat themselves Many parents are...
Aug 2, 2007
Recently the issue of control has been coming up in my work with many people. The control I’m talking about can look like micro-managing or being over-responsible. Micro-managing someone is telling them what to do, how to do it, and even when to do it. This can...
Jun 23, 2007
Relationship Principle: The closer people are to me, the higher my expectations for treatment will be. I’ve always found it interesting that so many people accept the worst treatment, not from strangers and acquaintances, but from the people closest to them. I’ve seen...
Jun 11, 2007
Speaking and listening safely is paramount in relationships. Let’s take speaking first. Are you a “safe” speaker? Seems like an odd question, I’m sure; however, I believe many couples do not communicate in a safe fashion. The Encarta Dictionary defines “safe” as: 1....
May 10, 2007
Pia Mellody and Terry Real often state that creating healthy relationships is a spiritual practice. Pia says that love is about living more in truth than in lies. Terry will say that being relational is about living a non-violent life in your actions and in between...
May 3, 2007
I just had someone send me a link to an open forum regarding the Alec Balwin/Kim Bassinger fiasco. For those interested, the link is: http://www.convinceme.net/viewOpenDebate.php?dib=1245 After reading many of the comments I thought I’d weigh in from the standpoint of...
