by Peter Fairfield. The heart is the organ of happiness! Of course I am talking about more than just the organ itself — I am…
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by Stan Goldberg, PhD. The pain from the past that people experience often follows them to their deaths. I had been visiting…
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by Osho. Sadness can become a very enriching experience. You have to work on it. It is easy to escape from your sadness — and all…
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by Christina Baldwin. As a spiritual practice, when we ask for what we need and offer each other what we can, we enter a dance of…
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by Joyce Vissell. Is there a resentment that lives inside of you? When we first started our counseling practice, a woman came to…
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by Isha Judd. We all lie. How contradictory it is: we are taught as children that we must always tell the truth, that we…
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by Dr. Lisa Love. Though relationships can provide a lot of pleasure and reward, they can also deliver their share of hurt, pain,…
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by Denise Linn. When people lived in small communities and villages, they often felt a sense of connection to the past. There was…
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by Bret Stephenson. School was never designed to replace parents, but that is what has happened. In the past, whether the parents…
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by Isha Judd. How can we tell if our intimate relationships are based on need or something deeper? Here I share some common…
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by Jamie Rose. Take out your journal and write the names of two women you admire. Women who for you embody the word "goddess."…
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by Sharon Astyk. The best thing we can do is offer our children a good and protected childhood that simultaneously prepares them…
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by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. Certainly, in our role as parents, teachers, or care-givers, we watch as our children are shaken up by…
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by Margo Anand. In launching yourself into this adventure, your first question is likely to be "Where do I begin?" Many of my…
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by Barry Vissell. Women as well as men often receive strong indoctrination against showing love. It’s too often viewed as a sign…
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by Cecile Andrews. Why is joy so important? Because to inspire people to bring about change — to work to create a culture of…
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by Richard Mahler. A critical step in the embrace of silence and solitude is setting aside the notion that we have to be "doing…
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by Rebecca Z. Shafir, M.A. CCC. If we could listen to ourselves as we converse, we would probably be astounded at how often we…
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by Sarah McLean. If you find yourself time and again in relationships that make you feel unlovable, then you’re probably short on…
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by Joyce Vissell. Several years ago my beloved husband of 40 years came very close to death. Yes, we are very grateful that he…
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by Sonia Ricotti. Victor Frankl said, “It’s the last of all human freedoms, the ability to choose.” We can choose to look at…
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by Joyce Vissell. Do you ever wonder if you’re too much for those you love? Do you ever worry that you will burden them? Do you…
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by Jamie Rose. When I'm talking with my guy, especially if it looks like we're heading toward an argument, it's really important…
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by Joyce Vissell. When I was twenty-seven, a woman friend became frustrated with how much love and attention I was giving my…
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by Marie T. Russell. Relationships are funny... You go around searching for the 'perfect' mate, and of course, the 'perfect' mate…
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by Christopher S. Hyatt, Ph.D. The Tantric act is a giving and a receiving. There is no taking. When giving and receiving reach…
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