5 Blocks To Empathy
“I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.” Maya Angelou Empathy is so important and you might wonder...
Empathy a Way to Make Love Grow
Empathy is about standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard...
What is Your First Thought When You Wake in the Morning?
“In truth, the minute we arrive we are born singing, thought this is often mistaken for crying.” ---Mark Nepo When a baby is born, the...
When Living “Right” Is Wrong: Subtle Ways We Engage In Acts of Self-Hate
Just as you can love and hate another person, you can also love and hate yourself. It can happen to any of us from time to time. Some of...
What Destroys Relationships? Love, Hate or Indifference?
Being human means you can love and hate at the same time. Love and hate can make us behave in ways in which we are not fully in control....
Six Principles of Love: Building on an Expert's Work
“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.” --Thich Nhat Hanh Last week, I quoted Erich Fromm who wrote an important...
Intimacy: Is Real
Human beings have an inborn need for closeness. As infants, a human will not survive without caretakers, and we need them for a longer...
Love And Conflict
To be human is to love. We love our parents, whether we want to or not. We love our children if we have them. We love our friends, our...
Valentine's Day: A Call to Love Yourself
I find the time surrounding Valentine's to be a difficult one for many people. Those who are in relationships have expectations which do...
The Alternative to Soulmates: Solving Your Loneliness Problem
We all want to be loved. We search all our lives for that special person who will make our lives complete. There's an entire industry of...