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- Understanding Breaking Up - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Gina HardyHave you ever suffered the emotional knifing of a relationship breakup? Why does it hurt so damn much? Why don’t we say “NEXT!” and smile joyfully as we trip down the road to the Plenty More Fish shop? The sudden and aching void that forms when your honey, who you thought was your only soul ...
Views: 1245 - Come Fly With Me! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Gina HardyInspired by having coffee at the beach with my beloved’s sister today I felt urged to share my thoughts on where I feel “we are at” in life, the Universe, the here and now, or whatever you choose to call it, in terms of our relationships. This mini blog is an instigator and prodder of inner and ...
Views: 1009 - Tit For Tat! - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Gina HardyDoes your relationship slip occasionally or frequently into the tit for tat spat? Don’t you just loathe it! You say something, which granted may not be languaged that well, and your honey beautifully deflects the perceived criticism that’s about to land like a fly, by pointing out that, in ...
Views: 6107 - He Won't Talk - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Gina HardyOh so frequently I hear the cry in girlie gatherings “I feel like I don’t know him, he just won’t talk about his feelings!” Ladies, is this your mantra now or maybe in days gone by? I know I have been there and put myself through painful coercion techniques often born out of desperation because ...
Views: 1280 - Together for Their Sake - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Gina HardyStaying together for the sake of the kids. A very emotive subject but one I feel compelled to write about. Firstly, I’m not a parent so don’t shoot me down with the “well what would she really know, she doesn’t have kids.” I hear you but I was a child with parents who existed in unhappiness ...
Views: 1007 - The Art of Knowing Myself - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Gina HardyArt is something personal don’t you think? We are all born with the ability to create and become an artist in whatever discipline we choose. None greater than being your own artist discovering the lifelong shape of who you are. That means always being willing to know and learn about you. It ...
Views: 896 - What Does Your Shop Front Say About You? - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Gina HardyIf you were to paint a picture of who you are on the inside, what would you look like? Most of us spend too much time making the best of our outer facade which is just “dressed” skin, muscle and bone structure at the end of the day. We are perceived blessed by media hype if we are stunning, ...
Views: 1411 - How emotionally mature are you in love? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Gina HardyMost of my lovely couples come to me in relational angst when their bag of long standing coping “tools” has run aground and they have nothing left with which to communicate their feelings and needs in a healthy way. Many couples just cope, rather than experience deeply fulfilling and ...
Views: 2785(1 vote) - Has your honey got the eye? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Gina HardyI love the feeling of writing this because I know I have been a keen watcher of people who have “the eye” over the years. I was indeed many a time on the receiving end of boyfriends past, who had the eye. I have heard a gazillion times “oh he /she definitely has the eye.” It seemed a common ...
Views: 1149(1 vote) - Is Love Enough? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Gina HardyThe purpose of my blog on love and relationships? Well, my life as a spectator is constantly throwing me a vast array of love topics which propel me, often with great speed to my laptop. I love to write, offering up my perspective in a “me, you” discussion and then I like to offer advice as an ...
Views: 1047(1 vote) - Grow or Go - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Gina HardyWe are in a constant state of change and flux. Are you feeling it? Evolutionary progression is happening every minute and certainly during the last 4 years it feels like the Universe has put her foot on the growth accelerator and we are doing our best to hang on as the changes come thick and ...
Views: 1313 - Celebrate V Day Don't Let it be D Day - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Gina HardyThis year, as every year, we choose days on which to celebrate the essence of life in its many forms. Valentine’s Day is no exception. But why stick to one day when love is the breath of life and can be celebrated every day? What will you be doing this year to celebrate V Day? I want to ...
Views: 1122 - What's Your 2011 Love Resolution? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Gina HardyHappy New Year conscious relationship seekers! I hope your festivities over Christmas and your transition to 2011 was happy and healthy. Are you ready for this year? I am. An energy of “raring to go” has set in and I want what’s on offer! Blog titles have been flooding from mind to iPhone ...
Views: 769 - Are You In Love or In Safe? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Gina HardyIf you are in a relationship, are you in love or are you with someone who is safe because you can’t bear the thought of being hurt again? Have you ever had one of those partnerships that bounces your heart about like a beach ball? One that takes you high up on a thrill ride, then plummets you ...
Views: 782(1 vote) - Obervation to Preservation - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyI was inspired today after my hot yoga class, to write about how people really get stuck in to the drama of their emotions. I watched people as they literally fought with their bodies throughout the class, one to deal with the extreme temperatures which were well over 80 degrees and two, to ...
Views: 799(2 votes) - Is it Time to Move on or is it Just Your Stuff? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyIt struck me recently that there is a distinct difference between knowing when to throw the towel in and call it a day with your dear heart and when it's just your "stuff" surfacing again. But how do you really know ? I don't profess to nailing scientific proof to either side, even ...
Views: 862(4 votes) - The Ferris Wheel - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyDear readers...I have created my ferris wheel analogy in response to years of observations in friends and my own love relationships. This is the scene....you are in a relationship that is beyond the honeymoon period, where the rose coloured spectacles, viewing your once perfect partner, are ...
Views: 1795(4 votes) - Expectations to Ruinations - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyWhen you wake up in the morning. What do you expect to happen ? I expect my alarm to go off in the morning. I expect daylight to have arrived. I expect that I can move my body and get out of bed. I expect my breakfast Radio 2 programme to be on and I expect the kettle to boil when I switch it ...
Views: 771(4 votes) - Single and Happy This Christmas - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyI sat down to write today and have changed the title so many times ! There is just so much to discuss in the fascinating world of love and relationships, but I couldn't let Christmas go by without writing something apt. My word bag is slowly starting to open so who knows where this will end ...
Views: 1671(4 votes) - Look Before You Fall - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyInspired by countless stories of friends and acquaintances jumping into relationships without "assessing" the scene, I have come to the conclusion, that to save us from self induced heartache we must indeed look before we fall in love. If possible. Easy to say when the emotions stirred by ...
Views: 944(4 votes) - Tame the Beast - Insecurity - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyA battle field for the heart and emotions...insecurity. It plagued my life and the men I dated, so many times in the last 25 years and was the source of great angst too many times, often with disastrous consequences. Insecurity is a feeling that can't always be intellectualised and virtually ...
Views: 2580(2 votes) - God and Your Relationship - 3 Doesn't Have to be a Crowd - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyThose first glorious moments of spiritual or religious awakening can be huge. As we begin to open and seek our true ”selves” we start to ask questions such as “who am I?” or “why am I here?”. The first experience that connects you to your inner self is one of the most, or maybe best of your ...
Views: 912(4 votes) - Happily Ever After - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyOnce upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a princess. A princess so beautiful, her Light shone, mesmerizing the people of the land. They talked only of her purity and kindness and regularly left gifts at the steps to her castle to show their appreciation for her being in their lives. ...
Views: 869(2 votes) - To Text or Not to Text, That is the Question - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyLeading nicely on from my last piece about how to "tool up" to communicate properly in your relationship, I find myself compelled to mention the wonderful world of non-verbal communication, in particular, texting. Daily life seems to cocoon us more and more within the world of laptops and ...
Views: 756(4 votes) - Is Love Something to Obtain? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Gina HardyI get an overriding sense these days, upon observation of the many trials and tribulations in 21st Century relationships, that the ultimate goal is about getting love from a partner like it is something to be owned....a possession or a thing; but how that method is working less and less and ...
Views: 734(3 votes) - A Conscious Union - The Ultimate Relationship - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Gina HardyIn the past year I have endlessly blogged and chatted to radio hosts about the intricacies of intimate relationships from communication styles to self observation, with unending awe as I explore the certain mysteries of love and how it affects us all. There are heaps of experts and books out ...
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