Often, there is also a brokenness in our ability to truly hear and understand others. It’s not just reacting and expressing ourselves that can be broken. Our ability to patiently listen and empathetically hear can also be broken.
Guaranteed Freezing: “I’ll give you wood when you give me heat.”
Your spouse’s opinions may change over time, but seldom because you have lectured, pressed, insisted or demanded his or her conformity with your opinion. It is far more likely that your spouses opinion, or yours, will change simply by being aware of each others views and being open to allowing those views, and others one […]
We Are All Guilty. But Not Equally Guilty.
Some spouses are clearly more abusive than others. But “victims” should be alert to how they also abuse their, at least verbally and emotionally, spouses and contribute to the cycle of violence.
Sex, Success, and Security
Best selling author Dr. Warren Farrell’s Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say is filled with lot’s of valuable insights for both men and women. It’s given me much to ponder. One line of thought that I would like to share with you stems from his thesis that men seek women for sex while women […]
Unconditional Love. What is Your Unilateral Promise to Your Spouse?
Marriage vows are intended to bind us to our spouse even and especially when we no longer feel like we want to be together, much less bound together. Marriage vows are a reminder that promise to love someone is an act of the will, a decision to bind one’s will to the process of trying as […]