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Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life

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Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life
Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life
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Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life
October 7, 2018
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Trying to find happiness is hard enough, but trying to do it when other people are in your life (or are interfering with your life) is even harder.

The first email I read on this episode is from someone who has a problem with his girlfriend smoking pot. He wants the relationship, but not the pot.

The second email dives into how deeply religious parents might want to continue controlling you even after you leave the nest. This episode is all about finding your true path and making the decision to follow it.

The Top 10 Components of a Satisfying, Healthy, and Happy Relationship

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A romantic relationship is supposed to bring you happiness. It’s supposed to be healthy, satisfying, and especially loving.

If your relationship is suffering in any of those areas, maybe it’s not the right relationship for you. Or maybe you just don’t know what to do to make it any better.

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How To Make Better Decisions To Get The Outcomes You Want

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If your life is filled with stress and an overall sense of unhappiness, you may be unknowingly making decisions that are hurting you in ways that you don’t even realize.

Picture a funnel for a moment. A funnel can be a great visualization of what happens when you make a decision. The stem (the small opening) represents the choice you have before you. The mouth (the wide part) represents the outcomes that manifest because of those choices.

I like that visualization because a choice stems from a thought that leads to an action that could lead to massive change in your life. Your choice “funnels” out into the world, affecting you and everything in it sometimes.

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When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship

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When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship
When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship
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When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship
May 28, 2017
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What happens when you reach that age where you thought you would have accomplished certain things in life but are nowhere close to what you set out to do 10, 20, 30, or more years ago? Do you get depressed? Do you have a mid-life crisis?

Or… maybe you see that there’s a bigger plan in the works for your life. If that’s too spiritual a view for you, perhaps it’s time to come to terms with your fears and accept realities you don’t want to accept.

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When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose

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When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose
When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose
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When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose
April 30, 2017
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Is it time to call it quits in your relationship? When do you know? Are there signs that you can look at that might make you think, “Hey, that’s happening to us! Maybe we should split up.”

There are many indications that it might be time to call it quits in your relationship, but it doesn’t mean you have to split up. In fact, listen with your partner if you think you may be experiencing relationship hiccups so that you can discuss what can be done instead of just throwing in the towel.

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