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- "Eat, Pray, Love" Your Way to Closer Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpring has sprung, and many of us are slowly moving out of hibernation and feeling ready to get outside. This luring translates to relationships as well. With the bad news of the recession pounding, we need to surround ourselves with positive, upbeat people to help us shift gears, focus on the ...
Views: 780 - ***Married With Children: Jon and Kate Have It All Wrong - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Like us, we are sure many of you have been following the on-going saga surrounding the so-called “reality” show, Jon & Kate Plus Eight. Well, it seems like Jon and Kate are going to go their separate ways – divorce seems eminent. Ah, but ...
Views: 3267(33 votes) - ***Cheating On Your Spouse Is Not Okay! - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. It appears that the Governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford, has admitted to having an affair. His extramarital love affair with a woman from Argentina has again driven home the point that trust is at the heart of the most successful marriages, and ...
Views: 3333(43 votes) - Know Your Loving Partner - by Submitted on May 23, 2010 from Thoms WarriorIn fact meeting with a loving partner is a very exciting matter, but it depends on the matter that you are meeting your partner the first time or it is your regular meeting. In case of regular meeting it is a occasion of great joy, if the relationship is good between the couple. But in case of ...
Views: 2106(1 vote) - How Can a Soulmate Cause So Much Pain? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDear Arielle and Brian: Three years ago I met someone who I strongly believe in my heart is my soulmate. We are engaged and have lived together for the past three years. I discovered he cheated on me and I told him to leave the house. He has groveled, begged for me to take him back and ...
Views: 1175 - Remembering First Love - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy first love recently found me on Facebook. When I saw her friend request I left the present and went back to 1979. 30 years ago, I was a junior in high school driving my ’69 Volkswagen Beatle while listening to the Bee Gees on the AM-only band radio and not realizing the power love would have ...
Views: 952 - Enhancing Relationships With the Enneagram - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Nicola BuntingWhat difference would it make to your life if your relationships, at home and at work, were based on mutual understanding and respect, where you inspire each other to be your best and enjoy the differences between you? The Enneagram is a powerful and still surprisingly little known approach to ...
Views: 3824 - Letting Go or Holding on to Love - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have a question about letting go and holding on. I recently ended a relationship with someone who I care dearly about. There is no doubt that my love for this woman is clear to the both of us. During our relationship I learned that this woman has difficulty expressing her love and ...
Views: 2069(1 vote) - *** It's All About Love! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Margaret PaulWhat is life REALLY all about? It's all about love! But what does this mean? Most people, when thinking about love, think about BEING LOVED. But, as an adult, the deeper soul's journey is not about being loved - it is about BEING LOVING. For small children, the main focus is on being loved, ...
Views: 3772(3 votes) - The Stimulus of Understanding - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“A man doesn’t learn to understand anything unless he loves it.” Goethe There is a guy banging his head against a brick wall. When asked why he is banging his head against the brick wall, he pauses and says because “it feels so good when I stop.” It is a silly story of truth for millions. We ...
Views: 848 - Truth or Dare - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2009 from Maryanne ComarotoSo, my dog ate a ten dollar bill in the prosperity corner of my house today. And I will get to the relevance of this canine maneuver in a minute. Let me first pose our ASK MARYANNE question which is, “When I ask someone I just met an important question, like ‘Are you married?’ or ‘Do you have ...
Views: 1170 - Hope, Faith and Love - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Rev. Terry Moore, Ph.D.[1Corinthians 13:13] And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Please see the following website for scriptures pertaining to Love, Faith and Hope. http://www.lovefaithhopefellowship.com/d_Love_Faith_Hope.html HOPE ...
Views: 3158(6 votes) - ***What to Say to the One You Love? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We have learned lots of interesting and important lessons from the thousands of successfully married couples we have interviewed over the years – of that you can be sure. There is no question – the wisdom of these wonderful marriages humbles us when ...
Views: 5584(39 votes) - Attraction and Love Formulas - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Dr. Dennis NederI’ve been promoting a new concept on my show that has been very successful in explaining how attraction and love work. I call these them (collectively) “The Formula”. Is there really a “formula” for attraction and love? Yes, there is. I discovered them when I was working on what sorts of ...
Views: 1762(3 votes) - *** Relationships: The Art of Listening - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Margaret PaulIn 1974, Dr. Virginia Satir presented the concept of mirroring in her groundbreaking book, "Conjoint Family Therapy." In 1975 Dr. Thomas Gordon wrote a best-selling book called "Parent Effectiveness Training." In the book he taught parents to "active listen," which ...
Views: 4292(5 votes) - To Love or To Be Loved - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you ever asked yourself, "Am I my authentic self?" Is there a deeper more real version of yourself waiting for the right time to show up, but for the most part letting that person out is just way too risky?! Maybe when you were three years old, someone hurt your feelings and to survive ...
Views: 769(1 vote) - Differing Paths in Relationship - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I'm trying as much as I can to think by myself about my deep questions but this one I thought, I really need to ask you, because I feel stuck: a year and a half ago, I fell deeply in love with a man. It was 'love at first sight' and felt so completely obvious that "he was the one", ...
Views: 651 - Spiritual, Love Relationship Guide - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA simple guide of agreeable ideals and intentions as a foundation and touch stone for spiritual love relationship. We believe that our relationship has a spiritual basis and serves the Divine and our own evolution. We experience this, manifest, as a deep and powerful desire to know ...
Views: 1002 - The Things We Do for Love - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Maryanne ComarotoThe list is long of the things we have all done to find, get and keep love in our life. Abandoning our authentic selves to become some variety of whomever you want me to be ranks among the top few. At some point we learned this was a good idea; probably the same place we all learned a version of ...
Views: 1336 - Love with No Limits - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted just the way we are. Our hearts' desire is to give and receive love in relationships that make us feel that even if others disagree with what we do or say, they still love us. They accept us. They appreciate our contributions ...
Views: 826 - Question About True Love vs Infatuation for Teenagers - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello Margaret, I am a faithful listener of radio from hell and love your hour on the show. My question is, do you think true love is attainable at such a young an age as the late teens or is high school purely a source of infatuation? I am the Editor-in-Chief of the high school newspaper. I ...
Views: 2327 - ***Should You Try To Save Your Marriage? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We have said for many years, “Most marriages and relationships can be saved, but not all!” And our corollary has always been – “Most marriages and relationships are worth saving, but not all!” Here’s what we mean. In the case of abuse – sexual, ...
Views: 3724(30 votes) - *** Relationships: The Dance of Victims and Perpetrators - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Margaret Paul"He is always blaming me for the bad things that happen in his life, and then he tells me it's my controlling him that is making him so angry. He yells at me and puts me down rather than deal with his own feelings. How can I get him to see that he is the one trying to control me? How can I ...
Views: 4126(6 votes) - The True Deal About How to Say I Love You - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Glenn SmithBeing in love is a wonderful thing, yet being able to know how to say I love you may be harder than you think. People who enjoy listening to others saying nice things about them often feel they are loved but according to how to say I love you, what you say is much less important than HOW you ...
Views: 1319 - Kindness: Spreading Love Effortlessly - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the quest to create a gentler, more loving world, kindness is the easiest tool we can use. Though it is easy to overlook opportunities to be kind, our lives are replete with situations in which we can be helpful, considerate, thoughtful, and friendly to loved ones and associates, as well as ...
Views: 743 - Is There Such a Thing as Love at First Sight? - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraLet’s face it: most of us (if not all) have had this moment of meeting somebody somewhere, and bam! You were convinced that you have found the man of your dreams, or the queen of your heart. Cupid’s arrow hit the spot, and you simply couldn’t take your eyes off of the person. Then you blinked, ...
Views: 908 - Surrender Versus Resignation - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Can you speak to the issue of passion and desire as an ego versus a soul issue. In one of the later chapters in The Path to Love you describe boredom as the suppression of desire, and yet it seems as though surrender requires putting our personal desires aside. How does one hold on to ...
Views: 991 - Sex, Love, Intimacy: Understanding and Enjoying Your Sexuality - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my last three posts I discussed the importance of establishing a sense of self-worth. In my next three posts, I'll look at how this sense of self-worth plays into your sexuality and relationships, and how your sexuality and relationships affect your sense of self worth. Regardless of what ...
Views: 2055(1 vote) - What is Non-Love and How Does it Impact on Your Life? - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Sue PlumtreeThe first time I heard the term non-love was about five years ago. The context, at the time, was limited to a particular person and to a particular situation. The situation was simple. I had been calling my Mum every single day for over ten years. It was an expectation I had put on myself after ...
Views: 4896 - Understanding Love - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Sue PlumtreeMost of us love the way we love, full stop. We rarely wonder if the way we express it actually is experienced as intended, that is, whether it actually works for our partner or not. I believe it is important to think about it because this can cause much pain, confusion and resentment. Like ...
Views: 1036 - 17 Best Ways to Nurture and Grow Your Relationships - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe following 17 tips offer guidance on how to nurture and grow your personal relationships and how to be your best self so that loving, healthy relationships are possible. Arm yourself with the tools that can help you avoid making self-destructive choices. Write down the following in your ...
Views: 1216 - How to Know if He’s in Love Through His Actions - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Michael LeeWhat’s up with him lately? Something’s different about him. Well, if you look a little closer, maybe you’ll see that he is just showing signs of a guy in cloud nine. Yes, there are signs a man is in love you can look out for! So don’t worry. He’s not having a fever or having hallucinations. If ...
Views: 3165 - ***Infidelity is Not Okay and it is Not Forgivable! - by Submitted on May 23, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Frankly, if we hear yet one more person talk about infidelity in a relationship as if it were okay, not a big deal, and forgivable, we are going to get angry! We have studied the best marriages for more than 25 years and we know this – the best ...
Views: 5619(34 votes) - The 3 Biggest Mistakes Couples Make to Kill the Passion - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Jan RobinsonPassion is energizing and inspiring, a great big wonderful “YES!” that fills life with a sense of greatness and purpose. When you have passion, life is fun and juicy. In relationship, passion is a deeply affirmative force. When there’s passion--for one another, for spending time together, for ...
Views: 6677(7 votes) - How to Find and Impress the "Perfect" Man - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsStatistics say men lie five times more often than women. (Now ask yourself, is that true, or did I just make it up?) And despite human progress and enlightened times, we're still slaves to our genes. Males are hardwired to impress women. Watch the elaborate dances some birds go through to win ...
Views: 920 - Soul Perspectives on Love - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Psychic LillyAre you willing to commit yourself to Love - the infinite presence of Spirit in your soul? If so, there are certain basic principles we need to understand about how we love. In our mentally polarized cultures that are dominated by a male energy that emphasizes doing and producing, we often ...
Views: 2624(2 votes) - Unique Ways To Say I Love You: 3 Unusually Touching Ways To Express Your Love - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from Michael LeePeople have been saying “I love you” to their loved ones countless times that the whole concept has become a little boring. However, with these unique ways to say I love you to your special someone, you’ll be able to keep the relationship fresh and exciting. 1) Say it in a different ...
Views: 824 - *** Love Asks for Nothing - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Margaret Paul"We 'love' another in order to get something ourselves….There can be no greater mistake than that, for love is incapable of asking for anything." -- A Course in Miracles "Love is incapable of asking for anything." Wow! Take a moment to think about that ...
Views: 3113(3 votes) - Am I Too Old to Find My Soulmate? - by Submitted on May 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDear Arielle and Brian, My name is Maria and I’ve been raising my two daughters on my own, for 15 years, working very hard to provide the best that I could for them. Now that they are now both in college and I am 57 years old, I have decided to think a bit about myself, and who knows maybe find ...
Views: 1483 - Old Techniques for Modern Daters - by Submitted on May 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I'm in my early 30s and I've never dated anyone that I didn't meet through online dating or speed dating. While I've met some good people through these means, I always feel it is a little forced and wonder what people did before we had these things. I don't meet many single men I'm ...
Views: 679 - Creative Ways to Say I Love You - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Michael LeeIn a healthy relationship, there should be no end to the various creative ways to say I love you. While saying it regularly does not lessen the meaning, saying it in innovative ways is always a pleasant surprise. There are a lot of creative ways to say I love you, as evidenced by the number of ...
Views: 2251 - ***Love and Marriage Cinderella Style - by Submitted on May 15, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. The Cinderella Story is a wonderful story. It does, indeed, warm the heart. It certainly inspires. Love is always inspiring! But the truth is, it is an idealized version of falling in love that rarely ever approximates the reality or the truth of ...
Views: 3023(37 votes) - Reverand Cutie: A Modern Day Thorn Birds Romance - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy cousin, Aparna, and I had a tradition when we were growing up. Every year, when I visited India, Aparna and I would sit up all night and watch the movie, The Thorn Birds, starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward. We probably did this for over 10 years, and the night before I got ...
Views: 1197 - Beyond Dating (for men and women): 8 Ways to Feel Great Now - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLooks like we’re living in interesting times. The financial markets are in a tizzy, people are losing jobs and homes, and there’s a pivotal election coming up on top of all that. Hey, just yesterday, even I got hit by a couple of nasty surprises, and lord knows I was pretty bummed out for a ...
Views: 1069 - ACT With Love: Tips for developing Self-Compassion - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsHere are some tips for developing self-compassion: + Start with mindful breathing. Breathe slowly and deeply. Breathe into your body, wherever it hurts most. Imagine your breath flowing into and around the pain; feel yourself opening up around it. + Place a hand on the area that is most ...
Views: 4603 - ACT With Love: Learning to Fight Fairly - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsIf you’re going to address an issue, first think about the outcome you are looking for. If you want to waste your energy in a useless fight, you know what to do: put on your armor, pick up your sword, and charge. Leap into the fray, armed to the teeth with accusations, strong words, criticisms, ...
Views: 1369 - ACT With Love: NAME Your Feelings - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsNAME your feelings If you want to handle your feelings effectively, NAME them. NAME is an acronym for: N – Notice A – Acknowledge M – Make space E – Expand awareness Let’s go through these steps for handling your feelings, one by one. STEP 1: NOTICE When strong feelings show up, the first ...
Views: 3729 - ACT With Love: The Land of Rules - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsIn the right context, rules are very useful. We’d be in trouble if we didn’t have rules about which side of the road to drive on, or how fast we can drive, or how much we can drink before we drive. However, rules can be problematic if we hold them too tightly. We can become rigid or inflexible, ...
Views: 1322 - ACT with L.O.V.E. - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsLet’s discuss LOVE: L – Letting go O – Opening up V – Valuing E – Engaging Let’s now explore each of these elements in more detail: LETTING GO “Letting go” is the escape route from inside-your-mind, one of the elements that DRAIN your relationship. Your mind is like a master storyteller ...
Views: 2952 - *** Happiness and Financial Success - Which Comes First? - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Margaret PaulWhich statement do you believe is the most true? Happiness brings you financial successFinancial success brings you happinessYou might be surprised to learn that research suggests the first statement to be the most true. Again, which statement to you believe is the most true? Happiness is ...
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