You don’t build your relationship when you settle for proving yourself right. In the 1960s, Peter Wason, a psychologist, conducted an experiment. It is called a 2–4–6 task. It’s a fascinating riddle where you get to play with numbers. In the riddle, a sequence of three numbers governs its rule. Some sequences pass the rule, …
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Gentle Love May Be the Most Important Strategy to Conquer Fear This Year
Ask, “What would love to say to this fearful being?” What do you do when fear paralyzes you? Fear’s powerful presence in our lives has been magnified this year than any other year. 2020 feels like we cannot take a single step forward without fear marching right alongside us. It’s like a black hole is …
What Women Find the Most Attractive in Men
8 qualities. Study after study has confirmed that while women choose better looking guys for flings, they fall for other qualities for long-term relationships. I spil5led a full drink on my boyfriend when we first met, in a global company meeting. He had put on a lot of care into how he dressed. It was …
Love Is Not What You Want, It Is What You Are
You must give love because you have it to give. Spending time with my grandfather was one of the most memorable moments of my life. He was a charismatic man where he built his home by sharing his love. Month after month, year after year, I had seen the way he loved his wife. I had …
11 Insights In Building Your Relationship From A Couple Whose Marriage Is 25-Year-Old
A healthy relationship is something you cultivate. They showed us how love does not waltz away with the currents of emotion. This month, the Institute I work for invited all employees to a 25-year-old marriage celebration. We enjoyed the delicious food but those of us who attended the dinner party got something more valuable. Insights …
Love Is Not Possessive
Healthy love wants your loved one to be happy, even if that happiness is with someone else. He ran away from me like he was escaping from a prison cell. We were in our 20’s and our love was epic. I loved him. He said he loved me. That meant he belonged to me. Earth …
Don’t Run From Vulnerability, Embrace It
You should stop trying to seal your heart. Remaining in emotional solitary confinement costs us. There is a cost to making your heart neatly sealed, safe from the joys and sorrows of life. I never heard my dad talk about his feelings. He never told me he loved me in words. He sucked it all …
Sometimes You Have To Talk To a Grieving Man To Get Back To What Is Essential In Life
Inspirational story on the power of love. “Sometimes our light goes out but it is blown again by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” Albert Schweitzer Last week, I received a new trainee who was going to join my class. …
Let Love Guide Your Work in 2020
For your work to thrive, there should be a spring in your step. “I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many …
I Hope You Are Devouring Life
I hope your heart is unsealed, taking in all the joys and sorrows of life. I hope whatever has or will happen in your life, no matter what chasms you cross, heights you scale, or how many people you love and are loved by, when all is said and done and you take that final …