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People who believe marriage will bring them commitment, or security in life, should really check some facts. How many couples do you know who stay together out of fear of what people will say, or for the sake of their kids, their aging parents, their financial security, or their social image — while feeling uncomfortable in the relationship, and perhaps even having relationships outside their marriage? I’d guess you know …
How do you feel around people who claim to be perfectionists? There was a time I found those people impressive — and I felt small and insufficient because I believed I was full of imperfections. I’d try, fail, learn, and try again, searching for a better way to do things. I never seemed to land on the “best” solution. I wanted to be a perfectionist myself, so one day, I …
A man with a net worth of $100 million doesn’t feel rich or happy — he lives with a sense of lack, because someone else is worth $200 million. A man who lands a job paying him 5,000 more than his last salary — when he’d hoped for just a 1,000 raise — feels rich, because he can now meet his wants as well as his needs, and still save …
Ever noticed the line moving up and down on a pulse rate monitor in a hospital? What does it tell you? And what about that same line going flat? A line moving up and down means there’s life — the person is alive, and it’s a relief to see it moving in waves. A flat line means death, and we fear seeing it. But do we really understand the message …
Have you ever experienced losing someone very close to you? Doesn’t it feel like a crucial part of your soul has been amputated? Everything around you that once felt joyful now hurts. You’re left with an ache in your heart, blame, complaints, despair — and those feelings make it hard to see clearly what actually went wrong. Our focus tends to stay on the transactional moments that led to the …
