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Forgiveness is something we have a hard time with, it seems to be very expensive real estate in the heart. We don’t forgive ourselves or others very easily. We carry on grudges for decades. I believe this is because we don’t accept the messiness of our own dark sides. In… Continue Reading
We all love Control or else you are lying to yourself. What is Control? One simple word: POWER. We insist we are right. We love the simplicity of winning. Nobody wants to be bothered with the messiness we might both be right. There are soooo many ways to win. We… Continue Reading
This is an extraordinary novel that makes you truly embrace the dark side of our humanity & provides a profound understanding of how easy & necessary it can be to use denial to survive. These are small miracles of accomplishment by the author Richard Flanagan. It is no wonder he… Continue Reading
This is a delightful, darkly comic Swedish movie about a family on a ski holiday in France where the father, when he finds himself in a crisis does not do what is expected of a man. These are two ordinary people who have no idea how to talk to each… Continue Reading
Defensiveness is a powerful way to reassure yourself. Everybody does it almost every day if they have relationships. Defensiveness is a knee jerk reaction that says "Oh,no that's not me, you don't get what a good person I really am! I am so misunderstood." The irony is that the misunderstanding… Continue Reading
I read this because of the book review in the NYT on 11/13/14. The reviewer's last sentence: The final chapters of this indelible book pulled my heart up under my ears. caught my attention. I will never look at a homeless or poor person again without noticing how worn their… Continue Reading
"I’m not ready to make nice, I’m not ready to back down." The Dixie Chicks If you never fight, then nobody’s home. Trouble in relationships is always about the extremes. It's just as problematic as fighting all the time because both lack respect for two people. Often couples arrive in… Continue Reading
Empathy is defined as the "intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another" (dic.com). Empathy is an important part of the process in bonding. When two people can imagine how the other person feels it leads to support and connectedness. Often it is men… Continue Reading
When couples become parents, it can become all to easy too lose track of Who are we without the kids? The US gets lost because it's the easiest plate to drop. Taking time out just for the two of you at least twice a month really matters. If couples aren't… Continue Reading
Integrity is the difference between being nice and being good. We live in a world that too easily values nice because nice is easy to do. Good is a whole lot more hard work. The Big Bad Wolf was really nice to Little Red Riding Hood before he ate her… Continue Reading
