Over the weekend, I went to a health, beauty and yoga event. After two hours of inspiration, dietary information and energizing mat work, I came away with a simple truth: Our beauty shines when we are truly ourselves. I was reminded of a time, years ago, when my ten-year-old was going to a school interview and I advised […]
Getting your essential needs met, and compromising in other ways to make your partner happy, is the secret to long-lasting love and happiness in a relationship. In other words, it’s a healthy balance of self-love and partner-love. (For a refresh on where this soul-searching adventure began, click here to reread PART 1.) After identifying that necessary […]
While I was growing up, I heard many times that the secret to a good marriage (that was the goal in those days) was compromise. As I moved into some of my first relationships, I attempted to compromise but I didn’t really understand what that word meant. I presumed it was putting my needs in […]
My boyfriend went silent and a chill set in between us. We’d had an argument. One of those little spats had always ended with disconnection and loss of “that lovin’ feelin”. What had gone wrong? My first response was to blame him for the clash, because it couldn’t have been my fault. However, as I […]
Do you find yourself procrastinating about making a decision hoping it will somehow work itself out? Are you doubting your ability to make a good choice, and worrying about the possible outcomes? Are you questioning all of your past decisions, and coming up feeling incompetent? I, too, was filled with self-doubt and worry, and I […]
