Uplifting Relationship Resources

So you’re dating, again. We all know how much fun that can be, and how stressful. Seems like the beginning of getting to know one another on a more intimate level can be complicated as well as very exciting. But many of us tend to stay on the surface because going deeper make us feel [...]

Traveling with kids doesn’t have to be a drag…Here are some tips..Make sure your GPS system is set properly, not on walk mode…Use roadside stops…be more laid back…listen to your kids, laugh and connect while you have uninterrupted time…

This little stuffed Peep has been causing great consternation in my house lately. Yes. It is a stuffed remnant of an Easter Basket from several years ago. It has not been seen for months, if not longer. But a couple of days ago, the little one randomly picked it out of the stuffed animal box, [...]

Mom too busy…make a plan. “The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan.” …is just a matter of perspective…My newest kick is a cleaning plan. I make a list of all the regular household chores. I assign them daily, weekly…my husband’s first response to my new plan was, “Oh, I can do that.”…

“…people love to talk about love…in today’s 140-character world, they love nothing more than pithy quotes that sum up their life and personal experiences…buying a card with a pretty picture, taking out the inside and writing my own sentiments….Laughter is the best thing to keep love going…”

I’m hoping another woman improves my relationship with my husband. She’s impersonal, impartial and very professional – and I’m looking forward to giving up to her part of what’s always been my role in the relationship. No, this isn’t some sort of “Big Love” experiment – no relationship status announcement. I finally bought him a [...]

Why do we persist in telling our children that they have to be “Good” to have a Merry Christmas? It doesn’t work at my house. Does it at yours? The newest bit of this phenomenon for Christmas 2010 is the “Elf on a Shelf.” There’s a little stuffed elf doll in the box that you [...]

…what makes a happy relationship…friends, parents, almost anyone who will tell you what they think and what you should do…you must find ways to be happy in every moment, to look for things that make you feel better whenever you can. The most important tool I’ve learned is Appreciation…

…children…are also connected to other people in a way that we somehow forget as we grow older. They smile up at perfect strangers…They are also connected to themselves, having no problem asking for what they want, and managing to see the world as a circus or a playground…Try getting a Dr. Seuss book and reading it out loud with funny voices, or act like a chicken…change your perspective and you may change your world.

…PBS’s This Emotional Life… had an affair…therapist helped them communicate…She simply didn’t understand why he kept on talking about basketball..We often don’t take the time to ask questions. To find out what makes each other tick, or to find out how our past has influenced us.

…There is nothing that can regenerate the soul as quickly as a few moments connecting to the natural world – breathing it in can be a potent tool…clear your mind and focus on your breath. Play with it, become a part of the natural world around you, or just visualize..

…breathe on purpose, …breath is that it doesn’t cost anything. You don’t have to go anywhere to get it. It’s right there at our fingertips

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…

When the journey seems like a lot of hard work….. wanted to go, but it’s not nearly as joyful as it could have been if we had gone a different way.

That doesn’t mean you won’t encounter road blocks sometimes, but you’ll get where you want to go if you just keep going and enjoy the journey…read more