Relationships
Creating Harmony In Life
The following articles are about
improving all relationships,
whether they be husband and wife, parents and children,
co-workers, lovers, or any type of intimate
relationship. Scroll down for an introduction to our featured articles, or
click directly on one of the article index on the right.
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Soul
Mates & Soul Families
 by John L. Payne.
Your
journeys into the physical world are deliberate journeys. Before such
journeys are undertaken, souls organize themselves into groups. You could see
these as support groups. The ultimate goal is to experience unconditional
love, that which is acceptance and allowing. |
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Listening to Ourselves
by Rebecca Z. Sharif, M.A. CCC.
 If
we could listen to ourselves as we converse, we would probably be astounded at
how often we speak mindlessly. We are so taken up with being the speaker that,
quite innocently perhaps, we make insensitive comments, speak inaccurately, or
talk too much, hardly aware of the effect of those actions.
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Sleeping Beauty
 by
Wendy Paris.
"A childless royal couple finally
has a baby..." This version of
"Sleeping Beauty" complete with the
ogre mother was recorded by Charles
Perrault. The Sleeping Beauty story
is believed to date back at least to
the fourteenth century.
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Blackberry
Love
by Amara Rose.
I hadn't even seen the bushes
dripping with ripe blackberries
until my friend pointed out what was
right in front of me. I wondered how
many times potential partners or
friends might be right there in
front of us, yet invisible, until
someone points them out to us. |
 Don't
Give Up On Your Relationship
by Kelly Johnson, M.D.
Can any two people create and
maintain a great relationship? You
may not think so, because in your
search for love, you've only met
with failure and disappointment... |
Beyond
the Brain--The
Intelligent Heart
by Doc Childre
and Howard Martin.
  Most
people would rather feel loving and
appreciative than resentful and
depressed. But often, despite our
best intentions, it's hard to
maintain our emotional equilibrium
when we're confronted every day with
stressful situations. |
Cinderella
-- Chance for Change
by Wendy Paris.
When the fairy godmother appeared, Cinderella had the
courage to seize an opportunity to change. She didn't peer at the
fairy godmother suspiciously, snarling, "You know what they say, 'If
something looks too good to be true, it probably is.'" |
Connecting Emotionally
by John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
and Joan DeClaire.
Whether people are
struggling to save a marriage, to cooperate in a family
crisis, or to build rapport with a difficult boss, they
usually have one thing in common: They need to share
emotional information that can help them feel connected. |
Gifts From Your Family of Origin
by Paul Brenner, M.D., Ph.D.
and Donna Martin, M.A.
  Your life journey began with your parents or
primary caregivers, and
your childhood experience of
gifts, hurts, and disappointments: these
became the very foundation of your ideas about
love and pain. |
From
Relationship to Partnership
by Paul Brenner, M.D., Ph.D.
and Donna Martin, M.A.
Many relationships are based on a certain
amount of friction, competition,
and
tension. Our intimate live-in relationships
offer us a constant reminder of the work we
still have to do. |
Owning Your
Relationship
by Kelly E. Johnson, M.D.
I have asked people to list all
of their important possessions, and they all
invariably come up with similar lists.
Material goods rank highly. They have
overlooked the number one valuable commodity
in their life... |
Relationship Breakdown
 by
Robert E. Najemy.
A divorce, separation or any loss of
an important relationship is
painful. Although we need to make
every possible step to heal our
relationships, if and when a
relationship breaks down, there is
still much we can learn. |
The
Inner "Others"
by Cathy Holt.
 Within
each of us there are many aspects
which seem to be at war with the
others. We have an Inner Critic that nags at us
and tells us we're not good enough. |
Living
our Process in Relationships
by Anne Wilson Sch'f.
When we live our process, we are not
self-centered, and we are not
defined by others. Too often, we
have structured our relationships so
they cannot meet the needs of those
within them.
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