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ARTArticleDoes Every New Relationship Feel Like DeJa Vu? How To Break That PatteWe, as humans, are creatures of habit. But while patterns and rituals are typically helpful in maximizing brain space, certain patterns in our relationships don't usually serve us. For example, finding yourself in the "same relationship" over and over again can feel like deja vu- and not in a good way.ARTArticleDon't Ever Quit on Your TeenagerI have seen many parents wonder what in the world happened to their family. They seemingly woke up one morning to a teen who completely changed ove ight. Their loving, kind and thoughtful kid is now a person they no longer recognize. It is easy for them to feel they are not prepared for all of this – but who is? No matter how good a parent you are, there are forces at work in our culture trying to send your kid spinning off in a direction that you could never imagine. The teen culture is bent on undermining the values you have tried so hard to instill into their lives.ARTArticleDon’t Let Depression Defeat You!Feeling a little down from time to time is a normal phenomenon that most of us experience. However, when feelings of sadness, despair, or emptiness linger to the point where they are interfering with your ability to function optimally in your daily life, you may be suffering from depression. According to the Center for Disease Control, an estimated 1 in 10 adults report symptoms of some form of depression—either major depression or one of the other clinical versions of it. Depression can affect every aspect of your life.ARTArticleDon’t Let Your Expectations Do You InWhether your anger stems from road rage, your relationship, your job, or anything else in your life, the underlying cause might be the same. It’s easy to blame the driver who cut you off, your partner, or your boss for “making you feel angry”, but it’s your expectations that are probably the real culprit. The truth is, expectations are premeditated disappointments. So whenever you’re angry, look for the expectation you have that was not met. The good news is that to the extent that you can change your expectation you can inoculate yourself against anger.ARTArticleDysfunctional Family Christmas: The Serenity Prayer For The HolidaysThis Christian marriage help will enable you to take back your power to change your life whether your husband or wife changes or not. The problems in your marriage are real and the changes you want your spouse to make are most likely reasonable. The dilemma that you have is that you can't make him or her change and as long as you are waiting for change and pushing for change, you are stuck in the same patterns.ARTArticleEnlightened Relationships: Quality vs. Safe ProblemsLet’s face it, no relationship is perfect, and there’s always room for improvement. The relationship that stops growing, evolving, and developing will suffer the consequences: problems. It is important to realize that relationships are a partnership, a team, and cannot be dependent (long term) on one person evolving and improving while dragging the other person through life. In other words, you are either growing together or apart. The first thing you need to do is be real and genuine about where your relationship is at because one of the biggest causes of relationship problems is distance.r ARTArticleEnlightened Relationships: T.E.A.M.Every intimate relationship goes through cycles—whether new or old—and one thing is certain: There always will be change involved in the process. It all comes down to how we handle change and the kind of energy that we want to create in a relationship with our partner. It is easy to get caught up in the story that we tell about ourselves and our partner. If anyone asked you about your relationship and you were genuinely honest, what story would you relay? What would be the positives and negatives?ARTArticleFigure out the Bad Stuff NOWWhen do you want to find out that the pilot flying your plane has no license—or, worse, does not know how to fly—before or after the flight? When do you want to know the person performing open-heart surgery on you has never been to medical school, or is drunk—before or after the operation? How about your tax person or phlebotomist—before or after you suffer the consequences of their ineptitude?ARTArticleFinding Purpose Through DeathWe all have a story to tell that makes us who we are today. We ask people to tell their transformational stories in this magazine; therefore, I am going to share my story here this month. Through this letter to my brother, I will share how our enlightened relationship transformed my life. Daniel,ARTArticleFollow Your Bliss"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28 (New King James Version) As human beings we grow up perceiving the world around us as a structured system of competing dualities. We are either male or female, free or enslaved, Christian or non-Christian. Every action is judged as good or bad, with an emphasis on being good. Aren’t we all taught that we should do the right thing? Isn’t “doing good” the best anyone can do?ARTArticleFollow Your PassionOne of my biggest passions is entrepreneurship and creation. I love to hear people’s stories of how they followed their passion and either created or found a career that truly fits who they are. This is in large contrast to many whose jobs, careers, or personal businesses are not in alignment with their passions and so with time deprive them of joy. Some studies show that 80 percent of people are dissatisfied with their jobs, which is unfortunate because our relationship with our career is probably one of the most important aspects of our journey.ARTArticleFor a Stronger Relationship, Resolve Your ConflictsNo two people can agree on everything, but disagreements or arguments in your relationship don’t have to end with one or both of you angry or in tears. Here are some suggestions to make the bumps in your relationship a little less difficult and more satisfying.ARTArticleForgive Yourself First!A shocked silence hung over the conference room. Barry (not his real name), usually a compassionate and even-tempered vice president, had just loudly berated one of his managers during a staff meeting. The accused manager was looking down at his hands with a reddened face and the other managers’ jaws had dropped at this unusual display of emotional mismanagement. Barry quickly ended the meeting and hurried to his office. Later, he told me about the situation. “I was at the end of my rope, Kristin.ARTArticleForgiveness at Work is NOT Singing Kumbaya!We don’t often think about forgiveness in a business context. It’s usually not in our vocabulary at work. But it needs to be. Forgiveness at work creates a healthier work climate or environment and creates many other real benefits. It is not a touchy-feely, hold-hands-and-sing-Kumbaya gimmick. Forgiveness in the workplace is good business. It is important to define forgiveness at work. Forgiveness is giving people the benefit of the doubt and a second (or third) chance after making a mistake.ARTArticleForgiveness is Good for You!Forgiveness is like eating chicken soup for whatever ails you – it helps you feel better all over. You forgive others to help yourself – not to help the other person. Surprised? In my definition of forgiveness, the goal is to attain a feeling of peace toward a person who has harmed you. Forgiveness is like letting yourself out of jail – you release the hateful, vengeful thoughts that imprison you and make you feel bad every time you remember the hurtful incident. So if forgiveness is like chicken soup, what are the results of enjoying a steaming, savory bowl of the stuff?ARTArticleFriends with Benefits.. does it work?There have been several studies done on Friends with Benefits Relationships which involve surveys of thousands of college students. These are recent surveys (2007). Based on these studies only 10% of friends with benefits relationships turn into romantic relationships. Approximately 1/3 of those surveyed drop the benefits part and end up as just friends. 1/4 dropped the friendship all together and approximately 1/3 of the friends with benefits continued indefinitely.ARTArticleGetting Off To School – Making It Calm Instead Of ChaoticDo you ever find yourself rushing around in the morning desperately trying to get your kids off to school? Feeling rushed and hassled first thing in the morning is not a good way to start a day! Unfortunately many parents and children report this is exactly how they feel in the mornings. How can we change our behavior so that mornings feel calm instead of chaotic?ARTArticleGratitude: A Universal Truth“Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives.”rn— Jalaluddin Rumi, Persian Sufi poet ARTArticleGrooming: How Child Molesters Create Willing VictimsThere’s an old urban legend that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, he’ll naturally hop out; however, if you place a frog in a pot of cool water and gradually increase the heat, you’ll end up with a cooked frog. I can’t say whether this is true for frogs, but it certainly is true for many children who are sexually molested. The gradual cooking process is known as “grooming,” and the increased heat is the evaporation of physical and emotional boundaries.ARTArticleHeal Your Heart in Just 21 DaysConventional wisdom says it takes just 21 days to establish a new habit. So what if that new habit involves getting over a breakup? Is it possible to exorcise your ex, clear your head, and heal your heart in just 3 weeks? It is when you enroll in a crash course in breakup survival, immerse yourself in self-care, and commit to life without your ex. Here’s a glance at my 21 day detox program: Day 1: Throw a pity party for oner Turn off your cell, call in sick to work, and slip into your best PJs (No sweats for you, Sister. You’re pining away in style!).ARTArticleHeartbreaker 101: How to Heal Your Heart and Be Glad He’s Gone!There’s no denying it. Breaking up is oh-so hard to do, especially in today’s 24-hour techno-savvy world of Facebook, Twitter, and post-breakup booty calls arranged via sexting. Before you get down in the dumps about getting dumped (or even if you did the dumping), the following five tips will help kick start your recovery. Before you know it, you’ll not only be surviving but thriving! Tip #1: EXtract Your Ex from Your Lifer Immediately following the split, cut your ex out of your life. That means no cyber stalking him on his Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter page, no 3 a.m.ARTArticleHigh Maintenance RelationshipsWhat is a high maintenance relationship? A high maintenance relationship is when someone is making you responsible for him or her in various different areas of life. Emotional High Maintenance When a person takes no responsibility for their own feelings of safety, security, worth, lovability, wellbeing, or happiness, they are high maintenance.ARTArticleHow Much Media Is Too Much?When parents discuss how much media they allow their children, the answers vary wildly. Some parents have very strict time restrictions on their children's media viewing while others give their children more control over the time they spend on media. n How do you know when your child is ...ARTArticleHow Sensual Male Massage Technique Can Boost His Intimate Pleasure and SensitivityAs any doctor will tell you, when you want people to feel better and help the body perform in a healthier manner, then there is no way that beats sex. While we talk about sex, we don’t mean the complete act of sex, but only the sensations that are aroused during it. What we are talking about is erotic male massage, which is tantric massage that goes beyond mere sex.ARTArticleHow the Sensual Art of Tantra Can Solve Your Bedroom ProblemsTantric sexuality practices have been around for many centuries and are still today helping people all over the world to resolve their difficulties and problems in the bedroom. The fact is that there is no better way to develop or redevelop the trust and intimacy that is necessary to maximize your enjoyment of great lovemaking than by exploring the Tantric arts. Yes, there are those Kama Sutra lovemaking positions that everyone always thinks of first, but there is so much more to Tantra.ARTArticleHow to Balance the Need For Independence and IntimacyTalking Relationships: Independence and Intimacy: 5 Tips to help get the balance. 1) Take responsibility for becoming independent and developing your own life. This is the mark of maturity in a relationship, being able to stand on one’s own feet and come together with a synergy that is greater than either one on their own. Great relationships are a balance between the conflicting needs of intimacy and independence and can move fluidly between these competing needs. 2) Respect the need for space. It is a natural human ARTArticleHow to Date Your HusbandAfter a few years of marriage, a lot of people find they don’t have anything to talk about but who left their toenails under the couch, and what happened on Grey’s Anatomy.ARTArticleHow to Flirt and Show a Guy You Like HimIf you’re really into the new guy you just met, you might have some questions about how to show him you like him without being needy, clingy or freaking him out in a way that causes him to head for the hills. How much do you reveal and when? First you’ll need to decide if you’re in one of two categories of people. Some of you Dignity Daters out there are naturally born with skills in the art of flirting.r ARTArticleHow to Get Him to Commit with 3 Simple RulesIf you’re like most women out there who are dating but not yet in a serious relationship, it’s probable that you’re curious about how to get your current guy to commit. Perhaps it seems like it’s headed in that direction, but you want to be sure. Or maybe it’s something new and you want to know if and when it will have a future.ARTArticleHow to Get Over Your Ex BoyfriendEveryone in the entire universe (with perhaps the exception of Mother Theresa and her other nun sisters) has been through a breakup. And no matter whether it’s the first time or the hundredth, you probably feel like you’ll never get over your ex boyfriend. It sucks. It hurts. And sometimes, it hurts A LOT. But as much as it might feel like you’ve reached the bottom and it can’t get any worse than how you feel right now, the good news is this: there is an opportunity to explore being the happiest when you’re at your lowest, because it can literally only go up from there.

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