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- Are You Really Sorry? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2014 from Michael MantellHow many times have you heard someone say something truly judgmental, obnoxious, hurtful, sarcastic or otherwise inappropriate only to be followed by a “Oh, I was only kidding.” There may also be a, “C’mon can’t you take a joke?” “I didn’t mean it.” Here’s a simple fact: They weren’t ...
Views: 2197(2 votes) - A Window Left Open for Forgiveness - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Sometimes, when you hear devastating news about someone you love, you know what you feel in your heart, but the right words don’t come forth or they just don’t sound right or the wrong words are spoken. If this happens, don’t despair. It is not a relationship that is now lost. Look at it as ...
Views: 1342 - Make it Your Lifestyle, Not Just a Season - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2014 from Michael MantellIt’s starting in only a couple of weeks. You’ve starved yourself to fit into the outrageous Halloween costume you’ve chosen this year, your Thanksgiving plans are set, the talk in your office is already about plans for the end of the year celebration, and before you know it, it’ll be time once ...
Views: 1197 - Apology and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2014 from Tina TessinaIn my clinical experience, I've encountered many clients who are afraid to admit they’re wrong. This comes from a culture of blaming and accusing—where one's early family may have picked a “culprit” when something went wrong, and focused on blame, rather than on fixing the ...
Views: 1584 - Dear Dr. Romance: On my death bed, I will not be in the mood to explain - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2014 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I read your newsletter "How to Heal a Rift with an Adult Child" with joy, how you simplify things for us. I already tried by email, but it got more complicated. I received two emails, the second one, had a picture with the message ''see what you ...
Views: 1680 - From Struggling to Solving - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2014 from Tina TessinaHealthy relationships are built on a foundation, or infrastructure, of clear thinking, problem solving, and mutual support. Any willing couple can learn to build a happy relationship, if they stop reacting and learn to respond thoughtfully. As an individual you have ideas and beliefs about how ...
Views: 1498 - Dear Dr. Romance: He said I was a false friend. - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2014 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance, I love reading your articles here and on Divine Caroline, and I always look forward to the new ones. I have a long time online friend. We have been friends for about three-four years, and I even felt I was in love with him for a while - and told him so. He said he ...
Views: 1482 - 5 Ways to Balance Your Sacral Chakra - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2014 from Christy Lynn AbramCreativity is the cornerstone of the human existence. It’s a fact that a majority of the world’s most remarkable creations were birthed by individuals with (what was considered) hair-brained ideas. Although, I believe creativity is a gift everyone has, I equally believe, most are unable to ...
Views: 2083 - Banish That Person From Your Mind Once and For All - 9 Tips - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2014 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHow do you stop thinking about someone? Perhaps he betrayed you, she broke up with you, or maybe it’s someone you don’t even know. He enters your mind all the time and you know it isn’t healthy. Sometimes people take up residence in our minds and it’s difficult to get rid of the thoughts. ...
Views: 3299(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: We just had a small fight, but she doesn't want to talk - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2014 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: My best friend isn't talkin with me since 2 months now. I'm frustrated. We are best friends since 3 yrs now. In feb suddenly she stopped talking. We just had a small fight as in regular nothing serious. When i asked she said she doesnt want to talk anything for ...
Views: 2045 - An Odyssey from Resentment to Forgiveness - by Submitted on May 27, 2014 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.comResentment is like quicksand…it really sucks! It pulls us in and holds us down, and we become stuck in our own self-imposed suffering. Forgiveness offers freedom from that suffering, but getting to forgiveness can sometimes feel like an arduous odyssey. Our defensive egos hang onto wrongs with ...
Views: 1531(1 vote) - Forgiveness is Logical - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from William DiedrichForgiveness is logical. It isn't something that you should do. It is a practice that makes sense. When you forgive you improve your well-being and influence others to improve theirs. When you forgive you empower yourself. Forgiveness is a gift that you give to yourself and to the world. To ...
Views: 1727 - Dear Dr. Romance: It is your Christian duty to forgive - by Submitted on May 01, 2014 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: Thank you for your article on "Apology and Forgiveness". The process of forgiving is powerful and extremely helpful. I have searched for such information many years and have truly believed that forgiveness is not something you just do. ...
Views: 1420 - Growing Up as an Adult - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2014 from Tina Tessina“Miracles do happen,” wrote Chaim Weizman , the first President of Israel “but one has to work very hard for them.” To grow up and out of a painful, dysfunctional past and all its leftovers—feelings, memories, pain, confusion, anger, fear, and persistent ...
Views: 1640 - Surviving Infidelity in Your Relationship. - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2014 from Emma ViglucciWhat is an affair? What constitutes cheating? Infidelity? These are very personal definitions. Most people have their own version of what constitutes what. Here is a definition I have adapted from experts in the field that works well: An affair involves one of the partner’s passion being ...
Views: 1967(1 vote) - Betrayal – Loving and Trusting Afterwards. - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2014 from Emma ViglucciIt is very painful to experience betrayal in our relationships. I am primarily referring to betrayal by loved ones. This is the most painful betrayal. Betrayal may happen in many different forms and can be experienced by anyone at anytime during their life time Betrayal might take place in ...
Views: 1714 - Fair Fight Guidelines - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2014 from Tina TessinaThirty years of marriage counseling and twenty-five years of a second marriage have convinced me that fights are not necessary in a marriage. Married couples need to have discussions, they need to solve problems, and sometimes they need to disagree, but they don’t need to squabble, argue, ...
Views: 1485 - Get to the Heart of Your Apology: Speak to the Hurt! - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2014 from Noelle NelsonThe dog ate the cord to your laptop battery, which fortunately wasn’t plugged in at the time--who knows how many volts run through those things, your dog could have been twitching for hours--but meanwhile, you’re without your computer. You have an important presentation at work in a couple of ...
Views: 1527(1 vote) - How To Have Better Relationships By Forgiving & Letting Go Of Anger - by Submitted on May 28, 2017 from Kai AshleyOne of the best pieces of relationship advice I can give is to work on your relationship with yourself first and always... Your inner world dictates what happens around you and how others react to you. The kinder your inner critic becomes, the kinder you are to your partner and everyone else ...
Views: 1658 - The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift: Forgiveness - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2014 from Noelle NelsonWhat if you made this Valentine’s Day more than a day about hearts and flowers? What if you made this Valentine’s Day about expanding your love, taking it beyond whatever wonderfulness you now experience to something even more amazing? It’s doable, you know. And all it takes is giving your ...
Views: 1993(2 votes) - It May Be Time To Finish Unfinished Business - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontIt May Be Time To Finish Unfinished Business Embracing a Psycho-Spiritual path in order to release past wounding is the overarching premise of this article. I say that “It May Be Time” with all due respect because I don’t know where you are on your own sacred journey. Those of you who are ...
Views: 2571 - Moving Away From The Past - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2013 from Debra PayneThe past is far from the ideal place to set up residence, but I've been living in it for quite a while now. The past is a familiar neighborhood, and I am afraid it might be hard to leave, but leave it I must if I want to start actually living before an alarming death rattle comes up through my ...
Views: 1492 - Forgiveness Strengthens The Capacity To Choose - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontForgiveness Strengthens The Capacity To Choose The beauty of the New Year is already upon us! It ‘s the perfect time for personal reflection on the year’s ups and downs along with it’s challenges and triumphs. It’s an opportunity to affirm what went well and feel grateful for that. Perhaps ...
Views: 1481(1 vote) - Letting Go of Past Relationships - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2013 from Dakota HandzlikAlmost everybody has at least one past relationship that they can't seem to let go of. There's always that one love that left under unpleasant circumstances, that one person whom you still long for. While these feelings are by no means uncommon, they can have some very adverse effects on other ...
Views: 1702(1 vote) - You are Not Your Emotions - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2013 from Tracy CrossleySometimes it seems impossible to shake a feeling. Perhaps, it’s a feeling of dread or something missing, which makes us feel off-balance or slightly funky. We may look outside of us for the answer. The answer is actually within us, which should be a relief. Either our emotional state is ...
Views: 1444(1 vote) - Infidelity: Rebuilding Your Marriage After Your Spouse Cheats - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Debbie SchaeferLet's face it, infidelity causes deep personal pain, but your spouse's affair doesn't have to mean the end of your marriage. In fact, I hope the information I share with you here will help you save your marriage and help you rebuild the trust you need to fully recover from this painful ...
Views: 1573 - Acceptance: A Spiritual Experience - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2013 from Michael HoareSpiritual acceptance comes about in as many different forms as there are people who experience it. There is no one way that it comes about. But, generally, the experience is sudden or gradual. First, let’s clarify the difference between acceptance and spiritual acceptance. Sportscaster ...
Views: 4509 - PURE JOY - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2013 from Shirley Sparks-TarterPure Joy When we are in the non-physical (spiritual realm) we are totally aligned with the pure and true energetic vibration that can only bring pure joy. I find it interesting that our spirits choose to come into the physical form full well knowing that we will begin to be influenced by our ...
Views: 1034 - ***Celebrity Human Design Chart: Nelson Mandela - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2013 from Evelyn LevensonBirth: July 18, 1918 at 2:54pm (not documented but best time available) in Umtata, South Africa ~~~~Background~~~~ South Africa The Good News / www.sagoodnews.co.za [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Mandela was a lifetime activist for the establishment of a fair and non-racial ...
Views: 3623 - Dear Dr. Romance: I don't want to resent my wife - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2013 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I read your article "Attitude Adjustment" and some of the things you said really resonated. In recent years, I have found myself developing more and more resentment toward my wife (who thinks very differently than I do). I want to dissolve ...
Views: 1852(1 vote) - THE POWER OF ADDICTED LOVE - BEING A CODEPENDENT TO AN ABUSER, DRUG ADDICT, ALCOHOLIC. A story of survival. - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2013 from Teresa HamiltonMaricopa resident Teresa Hamilton still remembers how hopeless she felt watching her purse sink to the bottom of her family’s swimming pool. The summer sun was bearing down, and her alcoholic and drug-addicted husband had just returned home intoxicated and looking for a fight. Hoping to ...
Views: 1123 - Get Your Happy Ever After - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2013 from Eryka SklivasBelieve it or not, a ‘happy ever after’ is possible! Despite the high rate of separations and divorces these days, you really do have a fighting chance at having the fairy tale ending. The good news is your relationship does not have to be perfect for it to work. The bad news is that when the ...
Views: 1113 - The Good Idea/Painful Memories - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2013 from Nancy LennertGood morning my friends…. Here we are ready to face another day of giving and making a difference. We started our day very early this morning. I’m not sure why we all woke up so early but I have great expectations for this day. Let’s get started – It’s been put on my heart to speak ...
Views: 969 - The Test of Three Rs - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2013 from Sam VakninAcquired Situational Narcissism can be induced in adulthood by celebrity, wealth, and fame. But, it may also occur in a variety of other situations. Codependents, aiming to fend off gnawing abandonment anxiety, can resort to and evolve narcissistic and even psychopathic behaviours and traits in ...
Views: 2575 - Forgive | Forgiving | Forgiveness - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2013 from Karen FourieFORGIVE | FORGIVING | FORGIVENESS Ps 32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, who's sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity and whose spirit there is no deceit. Forgiveness - a big word with lots of meaning, but for many people - not ...
Views: 1057 - Rebuilding Broken Relationships: Can You Win Your Ex Back? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2013 from Brad BrowningBreakups… heartbreak… we’ve all been there before, and it’s one of the most painful things in life. Sometimes, though, relationships can end prematurely. Whether it’s because one person simply wasn’t ready to commit, or because some external factor -- a job offer, a few years at a faraway ...
Views: 3720 - Do You Respect The EX? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2013 from Tina TessinaYou're divorced, but you still see your ex. How do you handle it? Here are three tips to help. 1. Treat your ex as politely as you treat your friends or co-workers. Don’t be as familiar as you used to be. A little less familiarity will generate a little more respect. Say “Hello”, ...
Views: 1794(1 vote) - Regain Peace of Mind: Trash Those Unwanted Thoughts! - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Noelle NelsonYou made up. The argument is long over; life with your sweetheart is back to normal. Except for that little nagging thought that keeps running through your brain, with the determined persistence of a hamster on a treadmill: “How could he/she do that? How could he/she say that about me in front ...
Views: 1569 - Want a Great Love Relationship? Forgive. - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2013 from Juliana EricsonWANT A GREAT LOVE RELATIONSHIP? FORGIVE. People often will ask me how to create a lasting, loving relationship. They want to know how to find one or how to keep one. Maybe they have loved and lost, maybe they have loved and left. Either way, people are looking to find a romance that makes ...
Views: 1129(1 vote) - The Gift of the Present, The Now - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2013 from Eloryia RAIt is imperative to realize and live in the gift of the present moment if you wish to create the life you desire. Living in the NOW requires letting go of two things; one is the past that keeps you tethered via your unreleased emotions to people, places, things and experiences you have no ...
Views: 1297(1 vote) - Moving 4ward - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2013 from Jhoan GabrielRecently, some friends are hanging around confiding to me issues about break ups, make ups, and some were asking if their relationship is worth pursuing. I came to a point doubting myself if I were in the position to handle their ques and give them advise since I had just gone through a major ...
Views: 1534(1 vote) - The Pause, Mindfulness - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Margo KnoxMindfulness “LOVE AFTER LOVE The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was yourself. Give wine. Give bread. Give back ...
Views: 1676 - How to Get Your Ex Back - Make Him Regret Breaking Up With You - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2013 from Uadiale JohnIt's never easy to be "dumped" by someone you love, especially if the relationship has been going on for a long time. Sure, you find yourself wondering when will the pain end and wishing everyday for your ex to realize that the relationship's worth another try. And I'm sure every single day, you ...
Views: 3185 - Spiritual Healing Through Forgivenss - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2013 from Janet PfeifferWe have all been hurt by the things others have said or done (notice I didn’t include “to me/us” at the end of that sentence).* Very often, we say or do things that are inconsiderate or hurtful to the other party. Sometimes, we commit an offense by failing to do what we need to. Whether ...
Views: 1188 - Life-Saving Journal Writing: Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Mari L. McCarthyForgiveness. How much does that word take up space in your life? Have you ever found it difficult to forgive someone? Are there things or people you feel like you will never forgive? Or, on the other side, are you sometimes worried that other people will never forgive you? An ...
Views: 5283 - 3 Tips You Must Know on How to Forgive Him - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Winny KhoThings go wrong in relationships from time to time; this is a fact which everyone simply has to come to terms with. No relationship is ever perfect, but to make yours as close to being perfect as possible you need to be able to work through the little or big problems that may occur between you ...
Views: 952 - What to Do/Don't When He Says Sorry - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Winny KhoSorry can be one of the most important words to use in a relationship, often more important that those three words that fill relationships. Saying sorry, if you really mean it, takes a lot of courage and shouldn't be treated as a small thing because it isn't, it shows a lot of dedication to both ...
Views: 930 - Do You Consciously Consider Downtime? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2013 from Margo KnoxI was just this morning reading an article by Wendy Squires on the “Mamamia” FB page, where she addressed her need for what I call downtime. This quote is useful & I don’t know who wrote it but it sounds like a practicing psychologist “The key difference [between introverts and extroverts] is ...
Views: 1567 - The Healing Power of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2013 from Janet PfeifferForgiveness is oftentimes misunderstood and difficult to put into action. For some, when another offends or betrays them, moving beyond the anger and the need to get even can feel impossible. Forgiveness is a conscious choice to let go of all anger, pain, bitterness, and negative feelings ...
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