Uplifting Relationship Resources

I miss getting to walk into the post office on April 15th and commiserate with my fellow Americans… I got married. We combined finances… getting that last minute postal stamp was a ritual that bound us together as Americans…My dad used to bring out the convertible for the trip…It symbolized the shared pain of tax time…

Let freedom ring…It’s Independence Day…making our own Independence Day…choose to make a revolution and create a startling change that will let our personal freedom ring.

Appreciation changes us, and that changes the way we see other people. It is a mindful choice about how to interact with the world. And you’ll find that you literally uplift the energy that belongs to a relationship or situation in your life, when you think about and speak appreciation. Your new reactions may change others. Your compliments certainly will begin to build a bridge… read more

…look at the world through the eyes of your joy, you see it’s really a funny place. You can be happy. You can get the joy you want out of life…Choose happiness and grow it until these moments become the foundation for your joy. It will build on itself…

What we think about is what we get. When trying to “get” good things you’re your life, focus on the “Why” instead of the “When” or “How.” …thoughts that affect your whole being, and change your perspective…read more

Here’s a clue to getting what you want. Change your life by changing your habit of thinking…At the end of the night when you’re in bed, before you go to sleep, stop to think about all the great things that happened through the day…read more

Nearly four centuries ago Rene Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am.” While this was breakthrough thinking at the time,… it does not seem complete… emotions are a part of our fiber

instead of thinking that emotions are getting in your way of making the right choices, think of them as an internal guidance system to head you in the right direction.

So, the next time you find yourself “emotional” over a situation. Don’t criticize yourself. Don’t stuff it. Stop. Pay attention and you can take a step towards connecting to a happier you.

Sometimes the greatest struggle in getting connected to yourself and opening up to the happiness that’s out there waiting for you is to just become more aware of what your body is telling you.

Mindfulness…Take a few breaths, and put a momentary silence to the constant stream of thought running through your brain. Once we slow down enough to see how we feel, we can make a decision to set our daily compass in the direction of whatever it is that we want.

Simple steps, like being intentional about asking questions, really can help. They can lift you to a better place of connection to yourself, and bring more happiness into your daily life.

            There will be a “Blue Moon” shining above this New Year’s Eve, and we can’t think of a better time to take stock of our connections, and try new things.              The full moon on December 31 in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa, will be the second of the month. Traditionally, that second [...]

It encourages people to loosen up and show their stuff. It’s fun, sometimes silly, sometimes serious. The idea is to invite someone you know (kind of ) and have them invite someone you don’t know.

Christmas is a season. Just like relationships, it is not for one day only. It is built with the memories we create over a lifetime.

Those of us still shopping (which is honestly most of us) feel decidedly unlike overachievers. We look at our list of things that still need to be completed, and the panic sets in.