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 [...]

I spent the month of June traveling around Northern Europe with my friend and colleague, Bart Smyth, exposing people to these awesome games of connection.  The games do exactly that, they create a space where people can laugh and learn about themselves as well as the people they’re playing with. While I connected with the [...]

Because I write for a living, I get the chance to meet some interesting people. Recently, I got to talk with a 102-year-old man. He made the 94-year-old woman I also interviewed that day seem like a spring chicken. It is hard to comprehend that much life – more than a century. I am in my thirties. As [...]

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.”…

It used to be that “I love you” was hard to say and rare to hear. But I’d like to proffer a theory of my mother’s: It seems in our private-turned-public world we are more exposed to the love of others than we used to be, and that makes us more likely to express it [...]

I have been doing a lot of clutter cleaning recently and came across all of my old relationship books. These are books I bought when as a “young-single seeking a long-lasting relationship” I kept wondering what I was doing wrong. I thought a book might help. These books have titles like, “Quest for Love,” “I [...]

A Mom’s New Years 2011 – These are not my party years, but they ARE something that can be much better. Christmas day is done and New Year 2011 is right around the corner. Last night on the local news, the 20-something anchor (who is looking a lot less like a scared cat with her [...]

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.

…our breath can be another important tool to help us be present…focusing on breath and just noticing what goes on inside you can be really powerful…Being able to identify what our stuff is and how it is causing our physical bodies to feel can help change old… habits.

…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

…When being mad stops being okay, try turning to appreciation. Appreciation is one of the most potent tools we have for bringing positive changes into our lives. It starts with one simple step:

Focus on your relationship with what you like…read more

Our purpose is to feel joy…Do you think your father would dance the cancan if it meant he might get to move ahead one space? Maybe he would, and maybe it would be so funny you couldn’t stop laughing…find something to laugh about…read more

There are many purposes… want to do good in the world. We want to have children and raise them well. We want to be President, or just make a little money.

Those type of purposes all weave together with our joy. When we are the happiest, we do our best work…

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