Without the willingness to build a relationship, love loses its luster. Have you ever thought you could love someone enough to make your relationship work? Have you been in a relationship where you knew you weren’t thrilled, but you kept saying, “I love him. Isn’t that enough?” When my ex whispered his love, a grin …
Rest May Be the Best Productivity Hack, and That Tells Us Something…
Benefits of rest and how to take a rest. “There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” – Alan Cohen Most of us think about rest as merely the absence of work – not something valuable in its own right. We neglect to take a rest, even …
The Most Daring Way to Really Live in the Present: Embrace Life’s Nasty Bits, Too
You can’t run from what can’t be outrun. In my 20s, life’s nasty bits poured a bucket of ice water on my head when a guy I dated for 3 years cheated on me. I could not bear to accept what happened. I removed myself from life. Instead of admitting someone I loved had shattered …
9 of The Very Best Free Online Resources To Subscribe
Pulled from the ocean of the internet. I was deeply sorry I opened my Gmail inbox. Sorry I’ve subscribed to nonsense where they send me useless content, whenever they want. Sorry I wasted my energy and time on opening and reading my email. Has that happened to you? You sign in to your Gmail account …
A Deliberate Pause May Be the Best Advice for Our Business Growth
5 surprising benefits. Running your business all the time is the “perfect” solution for your business growth. You throw yourself into an all-consuming business project after another. You’re obsessed with looking ahead. What’s my next blog post? My next online course? The next product my business is going to launch? My next service? Who’re going …
Counting Your Blessings Might Make You Feel Better In These Troubled Times
Even in the middle of a great struggle, there are things to be thankful for. “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” -Rumi Counting your blessings with clear intention might make you feel better in these troubled times. While I would love to grow old with my best …
5 Ways I’ve Learned To Behave Like An Adult In My Relationship
# 2. Work at your relationship when there are no more grasslands. No green pastures. No streamlined rivers. No rainbows. I have a friend whose relationship is different from mine. I have a whole life without my partner: friends, interests, and pursuits. I don’t want him to be with me all the time. I’ve learned …
How To Be Honorable As A Woman And Demolish The Double Standards
The two ways you can accept any special treatment as a privilege and not a right. Any special treatment a woman gets (such as not paying for lunch) is a privilege and not a right. Yes, I am a woman, and I came to this conclusion and I hate having to admit it. I have …
This 25-Year-Old Married Couple Gave Me a Master Class For Maintaining a Healthy Relationship
10 insightful lessons. Relationships have recipes. The more you work on the right ingredients, the healthier your relationship is. Every now and then, I talk to couples whose age is the same as my mom’s. Who gaze at each other with love even after being married for years. Who have the utmost respect for each …
When You Love Yourself Again
The least you can do for yourself is everything. Innocence and perfection were the diamonds that symbolized her. She was a little girl who loved herself through all her imperfections. In what she considered the metaphor of life, she was too busy devouring life to be bothered by things like mistakes and failures that stood …