There is always a natural cycle around a Shutdown; be it a government Shutdown or a Shutdown between two individuals after a conflict. The shutdown happens and there is a period where everyone silently ignores it, It doesn’t affect me directly. The shutdown has no impact. And the moment in life comes, Leaving us in…
Love is not a prison. It’s not butterflies in your stomach. That’s just chemistry. Love isn’t blind; it sees but chooses not to make a fuss. Love isn’t yesterday’s offenses brought forward to support today’s argument. It doesn’t slam doors or smash things. Call insanity by its name lest it be mistaken for something else.…
Emotional Abandonment, the Silent Killer in Relationships – The Antidote The most basic way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them. Contrary to what we’ve been taught, emotion is not selfish, nor is it a corrupting force that inevitably leads to destruction. Emotion is not sinful. We’ve now learned that emotion…
Emotion is a Key Player in Love and Relationships The message publicized by the media and some therapists has been that we’re supposed to be in total control of our emotions before we can turn to others. You’ve probably heard this: love yourself first, and then another will love you. I have new, radical knowledge that turns that…
Emotional abandonment is one of the silent killers of relationships. Its anthem is an ice cold, white noise that is ultimately impossible to compartmentalize. Its color is the darkness of a deep hole. Its smell one of a deserted coal mine. A partner can provide money for rent/mortgage, gifts for Valentine’s, put you on their…
This whole energy market (oops). I mean energy of renewal, this optimistic idea that the new year we enter will surpass all the others is amazing and important. I believe in its power to change us for the better. But one thing to understand is that to be better in the year to come, we must…
Thomas Merton once wrote, “Love is, in fact, an intensification of life, a completeness, a fullness, a wholeness of life.” We use the word “love” so often these days. In many ways, it has become a tongue-in-cheek expression of endearment rather than a genuine characteristic of a healthy society. This is not the case for every one…
“This year will be better …” we say to ward off the aftertaste of the year gone by. As the effervescent bubbles of New Year’s Eve flatten into the sober days of January and we minister to the minutiae of our daily lives, “Life” will enter softly through the open door, catching us unprepared. Life will…
This is a twelve-week group for women, focusing on honoring our journeys, sharing our stories, and shining some light on the dance between our spirituality and our sexuality. Issues we may explore are: 1. Exploring the tension between the woman we present to the world and our fantasy woman. 2. Finding the sacred space…