Monday, October 25th, 2010
They provide an immediate surge of energy and a numbing of pain – a feeling of personal power, which is a cover for underlying feelings of helplessness and inadequacy.
The upside of any amphetamine is that you get the powerful surge of confidence, but it is followed by an equally powerful crash. You drop down even lower than where you started. Read more »
Monday, October 18th, 2010
It does not come in titanic waves, it is the small steady current that determines where the stream flows.
A full relationship recovery is a quieter process. Relationships require a steady investment of time and emotional energy. Read more »
Monday, October 11th, 2010
When you refuse to forgive, you hold tenaciously to your anger. When you forgive cheaply, you simply let your anger go. Is there another way of looking at this age old dilemma?
Is forgiveness good for you? Is it necessary to forgive in order to heal? Perhaps not. Read more »
Monday, October 4th, 2010
Approach is showing interest, enjoyment, compassion and care. You turn towards each other.
Avoid means you want to get away from your partner, blow off their perspective or have them shut up. The implication is that the other is not worth your attention.
Attack is an attempt to undermine confidence, to get the other person to agree with you and do what you want. Read more »
