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Sometimes the End of a Relationship is the Beginning of a New Challenge

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couples marriage counseling new relationship therapy counselingRelationships end, unfortunately. But sometimes what you think is the hardest part (the breakup) turns out to be tame compared to what follows. Your ex may not want it to end so they do things that make you uncomfortable. Or, the one you “dumped” is still friends with your friends and family, so the ties are harder to break and the distance harder to attain. What do you do when this kind of stuff happens? I address a couple of emails asking these very questions on today’s episode.
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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: breakup, love, relationship

10 Life Lessons You Should Already Know – Part 2

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Part 1 here.

So many of us simply live day to day, trying to make the next day as good as the last, or better. The day to day can be fulfilling, or it can be grueling. If it’s the latter, it’s possible that there is a primal need at your deepest level not getting fulfilled.

If that’s the case, it will be harder to attain the peace and balance you may be looking for.

This article covers lessons five through ten, and helps you understand what you may need to focus on to create a happier life for yourself. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: authenticity, Boundaries, life lessons, vulnerability

10 Life Lessons You Should Already Know – Part 1

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life lessonsSo many of us simply live day to day, trying to make the next day as good as the last or better. The day-to-day can be fulfilling, or it can be grueling.

If it’s the latter, it’s possible that there is a primal need at your deepest level not getting fulfilled. If that’s the case, it will be harder to attain the peace and balance you may be looking for.

This article covers the first five of the lessons and helps you understand what you may need to focus on to create a happier life for yourself. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: authenticity, life lessons

Questioning Your Truths – The Philosophy of Belief

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There’s a program running in the background of your mind that drives almost all of your behavior. You could call that your philosophy.

Your philosophy is made up of all the beliefs and assumptions that you have about the world. Many of these beliefs and assumptions are never questioned, just followed – sometimes blindly.
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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Healthy Thinking, Human Potential, Personal Boundaries, Spirituality, Thinking Tagged With: I know I'm right, My partner won't change their beliefs, She always thinks she's right

Knowing is a box – The Commitment to Open Mindedness

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Have you ever known something to be true, only to find out you were completely wrong? I’ve had arguments with people where half-way through I figured out I was wrong, but I still held my ground because of my commitment to winning.

It’s time to learn how to create and keep an open mind so that you are flexible in all of life’s challenges.

“Knowing” something limits what more you can know, but admitting that you don’t know everything opens the the door to endless possibilities.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: Commitment, knowing

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