This little writeup is from John Gottman’s Marriage Minute email list. A great and concise piece on how to soothe your partner and yourself in the middle of an argument. Being able to stop and take the time to soothe oneself and your partner during a heated argument can make all the difference between having […]
Posts with the relationships tag
Vulnerability Makes The Difference!
Vulnerability Is Key Quite often in our lives, we may find ourselves stuck, whether it be in our romantic life, at work / business, or in life in general, and yet not realize that a solution is at hand: Vulnerability. But it may not be what we are looking for, so we discard it. We […]
Stress Busters #2 Relationships
Relationships Make The World Go Around Relationships can be highly important in our day to day lives. We may not realize the impact of them upon our quality of life until they start to go sour. It is at that point that we really come to identify how important getting along can be to our […]
Cooperation In Relationships
The Importance Of Cooperation Most of us get into relationships because we believe that it will lead to greater happiness and fulfillment in our lives. For a lot of us, this is true. For a lot of us, this is also true, but it seems to come at the cost of a LOT of struggle […]
Valentine’s: A Semi-Annual Call To Consciousness
Valentine’s Day: Mmmmm or Yikes? Valentine’s Day is often synonymous with romantic love. It is an opportunity to demonstrate how much our romantic partner means to us, and for them to show us how important we are to them. That is if all is going well. If things aren’t going well in our romantic relationships, […]
Jung On Relationships: A Mini-Primer
Relationships Have It: It’s All There Relationships are probably one of biggest sources of problems, challenges, and opportunities that we come face to face with in our everyday lives. Who’s bothering you? Carl Jung This rather amazing quote is attributed to Carl Jung. In my opinion, one of the greatest and deepest thinkers of early […]
The Journey of Grieving
One Man’s Guide To Grieving Grieving is a subject that is difficult for most of us to deal with. Sometimes someone captures the essence of an experience so well, that all one can do is to wish to share their message. The story below has started circulating on the internet, about an older man’s advice […]
Communication Tip #2: Taking Turns Talking AND Listening!
Taking Turns: Talking AND Listening Communication tips may come in many forms and varieties, but one thing is sure: If one person isn’t really listening while the other person is talking, there are bound to be all kinds of miscommunication problems! What does it mean to really listen? Really listening would mean: Paying attention Looking […]
Why COOPERATION Could Be MORE Important Than LOVE!
Cooperation: More Important Than Love? Could cooperation, be the highest attainment that a couple could strive for in a romantic relationship? In fact, love is often considered almost a synonym for relationship! And I too thought that to attain the state of love was the highest attainment in a couple. I had never considered the ultimate […]