We tend to take on roles in our relationships.
Those roles over time can feel confining, limiting, and defining.
All too often, not knowing how to deal with a confining role, the pressure builds until one explodes and walks away from the relationship…
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The Key to Fulfilling Relationships
HuffingtonPost.com just published another one of my new articles. It begins:
“Can a stranger be the best kind of friend? At first glance, it seems like a rather odd notion. How could anyone even think a stranger could be the best kind of friend? Perhaps it’s just a feeling that’s not really true. But why might one feel that way?
“What can be problematic with friends and loved ones is that the relationships come with a set of preconceived notions and expectations. It’s as if, through the years, you’ve been put into a box”…
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“When Your Relationships Feel Confining”
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HuffingtonPost.com just published one of my latest articles:
“How the Family Fabric Sustains Us”
It begins:
Some time ago, my niece was feeling bad about herself because of typical teenage stuff: social struggles, body image issues, issues with self-worth, etc. Her father told her, ‘I want you to know I think you are a great kid and I really believe in you.’
She responded by saying, “Yeah. Well sure you would say that because you’re my dad.”
When she told me this, I did my best to convey to her what being part of a family fabric means…
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HuffingtonPost.com just published one of my latest articles. It begins:
“We’ve all heard it before: “I can’t believe I married my father!” (or mother). In a sense, it could be argued that we all are in relationships with our father or mother. But what do we mean by that?
“We form our notions of a partner based upon our childhood family structure. Those notions run far more deeply than we can imagine. We are drawn to what is familiar. For that reason, we tend to gravitate towards people who have the characteristics of a parent. But perhaps even more so, we push our partner into that role. We subconsciously expect them to act a certain way, and we accommodate, support, and enable that behavior.”
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“Are You Your Family History? Advice For Creating Healthy Relationships”
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HuffingtonPost.com just published one of my latest articles. It begins:
“Spiritual teachings throughout the world tell us the same thing: We are all one with God; in our essence we are all Divine. But throughout life, the tendency is to not see that in everyone. We only tend to feel that deeply for the ones we love”…
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“What is Love? Longing, Union, and Seeing the Divine Within”
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