100 Ways to Make Your Marriage Rock There are many things that a couple can do to keep the fire of love burning. I encourage you to choose a couple of ideas from the list below and put some new ones into use each week. This list appeared on Facebook and the author is unknown. To make this list a little more interesting, I have added an occasional link that opens in another browser window. Each link will lead to another article on the topic on the list. Some links have more than one … [Read more...]
Change is Good – Reasons Why
October 16, 2013 by
CHANGE IS GOOD We use reasons to explain away why we don't want to do something different; reasons why we don't want to change. If we know that doing something different might help the situation, not doing something different is called "stupid." The best reason why has never solved the problem. Often reasons why are understandable, however what is not understandable is why we feel the need to have our lives dominated by reasons why we didn't do something different instead of focusing on … [Read more...]
Creating Lasting Love by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
October 4, 2013 by
Seven More Tools for Creating Lasting Love by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. 1. Speak to the Light within Your Mate Life has a way of getting in the way. Susan saw it like this, "Sometimes circumstances in life dim the light within and make us act in very hurtful ways. And sometimes circumstances in life dim the light in those we love." There is good in all of us. By focusing more on what's good in our mate or loved one, we will see that light. Can we see through the hurt and pain to the real human … [Read more...]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month – Take Action!
October 3, 2013 by
Domestic Violence Awareness Month will continue this year as part of the Domestic Violence Awareness Project. The observed month has been running since 1995 when several organizations including the Family Violence Prevention Fund and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence united to tackle the problem. Why is Domestic Violence Awareness Month so important? AM I BEING AB-- USED? Does your partner: embarrasses the other person with put-downs looks or acts in ways that … [Read more...]
‘Baseball Players = Team’, CelebrateLove.com
September 22, 2013 by
Baseball Players = Team Do baseball players play for the money? No. I don't think so. They Love the sport and the money comes from doing what they love to do. Not only do they love the sport, as a team they love each other. That was obvious to me when I listened to a player talk about his teammate, Paul Goldschmidt of the Arizona Diamondbacks after he hit a recent walk-off home run to win the game. They have great relationships with everyone on the team as well as coaches, managers, … [Read more...]
For Lonely Singles Only
August 30, 2013 by
If you do not cherish the companionship you find with yourself, then you can never find it with someone else. It is important to be your own best friend. Doing so gives you knowledge of yourself. You must have a clear understanding of what true friendship is before you can earn the right to share it with someone else. Once that status is achieved, the warmth of the friendship you have for yourself will radiate and attract another who has shared a similar experience; someone who will … [Read more...]
Pick Up Your Socks!!!, CelebrateLove.com
August 13, 2013 by
Pick Up Your Socks!!! Nag! Nag! Nag! "Pick up your socks and put them in the hamper or at least tuck them inside your shoes!!" Blah! Blah! Blah! Responsibility... a skill you can teach... children! That's when this kind of teaching should have started. It's amazing to me the number women who complain that they constantly have to pick up after their husband. Messiness, of course, is a classic source of friction for many couples. Did indulgent mothers create this behavior? Most women … [Read more...]
A Trinity of Relationship Lessons from ‘Dexter’
August 6, 2013 by
Dexter is decidedly one of the stranger characters on television today — and that's saying something, given how many bizarre shows are currently on air. But really, it's not all that often that so many viewers are able to emotionally connect with adeptly portrayed serial killers. In light of Dexter's, uh, hobby, you'd think there'd be little to learn about forming functional relationships with other adults. But believe it or not, this fascinating television show is chock-full of life … [Read more...]
Married of Not, You Should Read This…a Must!
August 5, 2013 by
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. 'I want a divorce'. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, 'Why'? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at … [Read more...]
Marriage in the New Millennium
July 24, 2013 by
Marriage in the New Millenium The Millennial Generation in the U.S., the first generation to come of age in the new millennium, values parenthood and marriage “far above career and financial success,” according to a Feb. 24 report on a 2010 Pew Research Center survey. However, the Millennials are not “rushing to the altar” to get married, the Pew Center said. Titled “Millennials: Generation Next,” the report profiles the roughly 50 million members of this generation currently ranging in age … [Read more...]
You Date Who You Are!
July 16, 2013 by
We date at the level of our self-esteem. Your relationship is a direct reflection of your own self-love and self-worth. A lot of TDL (TheDailyLove.com) Seekers have written in saying that they are in a relationship (dating, marriage, etc.) with someone who they really are into, but they are not getting their needs met. They keep asking me how they have to change to keep the relationship going. Let me be clear - the only way we should have to change is to be more authentically ourselves. … [Read more...]
