I stayed in my first marriage too long. I was afraid to leave because I had a fear of being alone. So I stayed, even though I knew it was better for both of us to make that clean break. It took more time than it should have to leave… “Being alone is scary, but [...]
Self Development
“Please” and “Thank you” are more than good manners in a relationship. In a recent post that I wrote on the 7 Warning Signs You Are Being Taken for Granted, I suggested that the absence of these words, “please” and “thank you”, were one of those warning signs. Let’s imagine a relationship between two people…let’s [...]
We all like a thumbs up…it’s nice to know that people appreciate something you’ve done… However, if you find yourself needing that approval…or desperately seeking approval…or being a people pleaser and being more concerned with what they think of you…that is a problem. That becomes an empty feeling…because the approval of others never will fill [...]
Has there ever been a time when you were faced with indecision…when it was really difficult to make that decision… Who can struggle with indecision? Everybody. That’s right. Everybody can be indecisive at one point or another…about something big or something small. Some decisions are hard to make. For some people, making any kind of [...]
If you have ever been in any kind of relationship, you know that there is often a power struggle over the need to be right…and it is a need for a lot of people…and they will fight until they can prove to their partner that their way is indeed the only way…the right way… It [...]
