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Anger is the emotional energy within each of us that rises up when something needs to change.
If you act on the need to create change, your anger can be channeled effectively; but it’s not redirected to something effective, your frustration will build, sometimes to hurricane force.
Anger ... Views: 1842
Has your spouse acted in a way, or done something, that has left you extremely upset and has resulted in a marriage in crisis? It can be hard to overcome issues that blindside you and hurt you to the very core. Many people just like you are wondering whether or not their marriage can be saved or ... Views: 1838
Do you have trust issues with your partner (and/or someone you’re not romantically involved with)? If you don’t, you’re a rarity. With so many couples I work with, it looks like communication’s a major issue (which it is), but more often than not, the more fundamental issue you’re dealing with ... Views: 1838
FORGIVENESS
When we grow up with animals we learn to forgive, accept, go for a walk with them, give them treats, feed them, play with them, and take care of them, and yet when we get into relationships we often do not give the same consideration
Nothing worth doing is completed in our ... Views: 1837
When you are wondering how to get your ex to get in touch with you there are very few resources existing to guide you in the right path. After your ex calls it quits it becomes tough at times to get in touch with them. Talking everyday and then all of the sudden having no communication with ... Views: 1837
A Healing Toolbox, Best Practices in Energy Healing article
When we are stuck, we almost always are facing multiple problems--and do not recognize this.
The other day a friend was sharing something of his inner experience that the secret of soul transcendence really works, that it's ... Views: 1836
The soul loves to forgive!
Catherine Ponder said: "When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.”
Forgiveness is something that needs to ... Views: 1835
Dr. Romance on Learning Forgiveness
Dr. Romance writes: Learning to forgive those who hurt us is an essential life skill, because it helps develop inner maturity, frees us from emotional bondage to the other person, and helps us develop the ... Views: 1831
Extraordinary every-day heroes surround us. Immaculée Ilibagiza is one of mine. Her courage to survive the Rwandan holocaust and her capacity to forgive the ones who massacred her family inspires me.
Forgiveness is one of the most difficult decisions that we, as human beings, can be called ... Views: 1830
This posting is about forgiveness. I don’t know about you, but most of the time when I have seen forgiveness addressed it involves the actions of two or more persons. This posting will take a more focused view where it mainly involves action of a single person.
Part of improving oneself leads ... Views: 1830
In 2005, after several years of chronic pain and all the misery that goes along with that, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. My rheumatologist’s solution was to immediately medicate me. I was prescribed an antidepressant, 2 pain killers, and something to help me ... Views: 1829
A Healing Toolbox, Best Practices in Energy Healing article
To anyone feeling stuck in life, I wish to suggest a simple way to get UNstuck.
"Being stuck" is exactly analogous to the "deer in head lights" phenomena, "Do I stay now or do I run now?" If where you are now is comfortable, both ... Views: 1827
You'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: 1825
Cheating online is an equal offence to any other type of dishonesty so it should not be treated lightly. In fact it involves the desire of the cheater of making some emotional relationship with someone other than his spouse by contacting her online. Cheating is getting progressively worse among ... Views: 1825
Whether you are husband and wife, spiritual partners, lovers, soul mates, it doesn’t matter what you call the union, what matters is - do you cherish and adore this person? Is this person what YOU want? Do you have chemistry? Do you feel uplifted when you see them? Do you feel like ... Views: 1825
As Thanksgiving looms, a familiar queasiness in the gut may be forming as you contemplate the annual family get-together. But I doubt your concern is about what dishes people are bringing for the table. Rather, my bet is you are worrying about the emotional baggage that everyone, including ...As ... Views: 1824
Depending on where you research, between 40 and 50 percent of all first marriages result in a divorce. Marriage is not what it was fifty years ago, and the role of each partner has changed dramatically over the years. In the 1950s and 1960s, men worked and were the breadwinners for the family ... Views: 1824
Once upon a time, I was a happily married mother of a 5 year old son and wife to my very own Prince Charming. We lived in a little neighborhood in a cute three bedroom house that even had a picture perfect white picket fence. Unfortunately however, my Prince Charming turned out to be more like ... Views: 1824
A Lasting, Fulfilling, Relationship - The "Dynamic of Stay": 4 Keys to a Successful Partnership with the One You Love
It is currently my honest belief that more people in the world are mystified regarding how to find - and keep love - than how to find and keep money. There was a time in ... Views: 1823
How do you feel about self love? More importantly, how well do you love yourself? For most of us, loving ourselves is something we may know is important, but often have difficulty actually feeling, expressing, and embodying.
For me, I’ve spent much of my life – as a student, an athlete, in ... Views: 1821
If you are like most people, you probably want to get your ex back after getting dumped. You find yourself wondering if it's even possible to ever get that relationship back. I want you to know, from personal experience, that it is absolutely possible. But Let me first warn you that this isn't ... Views: 1818
No one gets through life without being hurt by another person. We all have experienced the pain of a thoughtless remark, gossip, or lie. If you have experienced an unhappy marriage, the devastation of infidelity, or suffered physical or emotional abuse, you know what it feels like to be hurt. It ... Views: 1812
The relationship of Will (Matthew Morrison), the music club director and Emma (Jayma Mays), the school guidance counselor at the start of the comedy-drama series typifies emotional infidelity. Both were into someone else but there was a strong emotional attraction between them. There was no ... Views: 1811
Most often people are tougher on themselves than on anyone else. During my Conversations with Charmaine radio show I had with Marilyn Suttle and Shawne Duperon they both asked the question “how long before you forgive yourself?”
That's a great question! As a consultant and trainer in ... Views: 1811
How do you know if you are on the right path, what if it seems right but you can’t be sure?
Unlocking many past lives and their strong emotional attachments has opened the door to understanding my authentic self and how I came to be. Forgiving, heart and soul is the key, clues of synchronicity ... Views: 1810
Guilt is good. Yes! Guilt actually encourages people to have more empathy for others, to take corrective action, and to improve themselves. Self-forgiveness following guilt is self-essential to esteem, which is key to enjoyment of life and relationships. Yet, for many, self-acceptance remains ... Views: 1810
Welcome to Creating Harmony in Your Life's email of indication. Our intention in this Harmonising Times is to provide our readers, friends and everyone else with foresight as to the influences impacting all our lives throughout 2016. So helping each to Create their Life of Harmony by assisting ... Views: 1809
January 30, 2009 marked the beginning of the 12th annual Season for Non-Violence. A Season for Nonviolence is an international 64-day educational, media and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform and empower our lives and our ... Views: 1808
When a relationship ends it is one of life’s most stressful and painful experiences. Emotions are in turmoil, children are disrupted,concentration is reduced and productivity is lost.
I have run Divorce Recovery courses for many years for people experiencing the trauma of a breakdown of ... Views: 1804
“Not to mend one’s ways when one has erred is to err indeed.” – Confucius
We all make mistakes. What separates us is how we respond. Either we pull up our sleeves and do what we can to make things right or we throw away something beautiful and potentially lose it forever. Please don’t do the ... Views: 1797
1. It’s more important what you think of you than what others think of you.When you think well of yourself and know your strengths, others can’t help but turn their
thinking in that direction.
2. Everyone has been hurt in some way. Whether through bullying, abuse, or insensitive remarks, ... Views: 1796
All relationships have their faults if you look hard enough. Relationships all have difficult times and you need to make sure that you do something about it before things get out of hand. If you’ve got to the point where you and your partner are constantly fighting and about to give up then you ... Views: 1792
"Timing is everything, and this is not the time," a colleague once said to me when I offered her a job that would require a move to another state. Her family situation didn't allow her to move at that time, but she left open the possibility that the timing could be right in a difference ... Views: 1791
Forgiveness is one of the deepest and most intense spiritual manifestations. And from the spiritual perspective, it has to be completely honest, integral and absolute. It requires of a great effort and after this, follows the experience of conciliation and then balance and harmony.
Why is so ... Views: 1789
For a relationship to be healthy, both partners need to be willing to take responsibility for their own part in an argument. This is sometimes very difficult to do. It is always easier to see your partner’s fault than your own. If you’re angry or defensive in a situation, look deeper and you ... Views: 1789
Most of us have struggled in unfulfilling and troubled relationships. We may have tried counseling, couples' therapy, or even the self-help section of our local bookstore! What if I told you there was another way to address relationship issues that often produces dramatic results in your life ... Views: 1788
The room is filled with people. Old, young, men, women, different styles, different postures, open curious faces, closed sceptical ones, intent, cautious, waiting. Bert Hellinger sits calmly at the front of the large, airy room, the well-known smile resting comfortably on his face. We have come ... Views: 1787
The founder of the Hospice movement, Dame Cicely Saunders, identified four important human tasks that people want to complete during the process of dying. They are:
• To say ‘goodbye’ – to people, animals and things that have been important to them
• To say ‘thank you’ – for a life together, ... Views: 1787
Many people ask, “Can my relationship survive an affair”? My answer is yes when you follow the three- step process outlined below.
Step One: Prioritize Your Relationship
The first step is for both people to realize that their relationship is important enough for them to attempt to heal ... Views: 1781
Trust issues in a relationship aren’t uncommon. After all, whether it was in your current relationship or in a past relationship, who hasn’t been hurt at some point? I’m sorry to say that part of being human is to be hurt at some point in your life. The point though isn’t to use your past ... Views: 1780
Radical Self Forgiveness
As you know I’ve been writing and speaking about the Divine Feminine a lot lately. I always make a point to explain that this is a Feminine that we haven’t known before. It’s the Powerful Feminine. I’m not talking about women owning their power through masculine ... Views: 1780
This is an article that I can write with some authority because I have been there and done that. I used to have a serious anger management problem. It was so serious that it encompassed all areas of my life and had serious negative effects on my friendships. This problem was not natural and not ... Views: 1778
New relationship forum.... The main subject people like to read about and write about on boards is their own or other peoples' relationships. If they are going through a difficult time they love the idea that others will be there to listen and understand and maybe also give advice. There are ... Views: 1778
Dr. Romance writes:
How do you feel when you walk into a public rest room and there are papers all over the floor, unflushed toilets, and wet toilet seats? How do you feel about drivers who tailgate, zip around the roads going over the speed limit, and hog the road?
Most of us don’t ... Views: 1777
Forgiveness and letting go of the past is empowering and freeing. You do it for you and not to let others "of the hook". Give yourself the gift of forgiveness.
How to forgive?
When I was younger I used to say that I can forgive but I can't forget, and in a way that's good advice if it is ... Views: 1777
everyone lies from time to time, may it be a big fat lie or just a small white lie. Even so, nothing good can come from repeatedly lying to someone. However, these are certainly not foolproof. Saying whether someone is lying or telling the truth is as risky as forecasting next week's ... Views: 1775
In 1988 when I wrote “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: PS It’s All Small Stuff,” little did I know that a number of years later my book would go into three printings, have an audio version, be celebrated and awarded wonderful titles like “Good Morning America’s” "Hot Pick" and “Publishers Weekly ... Views: 1775
Proven ways to get your ex girlfriend back; Going through a break up with your girlfriend can be both confusing and emotional. You may want to get your ex back but are not sure how to approach them because of mixed signals. Until you have those mixed signals figured out you will have to put off ... Views: 1772
Forgiveness can sometimes feel impossible or even undesirable. Other times, we forgive only to be hurt again and conclude that forgiving was foolish. Both situations arise from confusion about what forgiveness really means. Forgiveness doesn’t require that we forget or condone another’s actions ... Views: 1771
Are you trying to get your ex back into your life? Have you heard about the No Contact Rule but don't know exactly where to begin? If you're suffering from the heartache of a painful breakup, check out these common questions about the No Contact Rule.
Q: I know about the No Contact Rule and ... Views: 1770