If you sometimes find yourself on the receiving end of angry outbursts from your partner, you are not alone. And if sometimes you are the one who is yelling or walking away in disgust, rest assured many other couples are experiencing similar breakdowns in communication. For most of us, despite our best intentions, relationships are …
This time of year many of us find ourselves sitting across the table from a family member we don’t enjoy being around. As the saying goes, you can’t pick your relatives. But does that mean we have to quietly endure? If you are anything like me, the anticipation of encountering difficult relatives can be so …
Can you imagine what your life might have been like if your parents and the other adults in your life had celebrated your budding sexual self as much as they did your first words or first baby steps? For most of us, every sign that we were growing up and becoming more capable was celebrated …
Maybe if we were all naked, we would be more honest with each other and less judgmental. For instance, when I was a young, single woman I loved to visit nude beaches solo. In my experience the men were far more respectful when their business was hanging out for all to see. They were more …
As a child I wanted to live a spiritually based life. And since I was raised in a conservative Christian cult, I naturally sought spiritual wisdom through the Bible. I read it from cover to cover the year I turned 12 years of age. But unfortunately, I didn’t experience the spiritual awakening that I hoped …
I have a superpower. Do you? Is there something you do better than most of the people you know? Most of us have at least one gift that sets us apart from others. Something that we excel at which can be a huge blessing in the lives of others. What is that for me? I …
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