Make Today Count
Wisdom From the World “The power of story becomes evident when as we share, another’s eyes light up and they say, “You too? Me too!” – Nish Weiseth “Don’t count the day done until you’ve made the day count.” – Anonymous “The road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures […]
Has God Impacted How You Love?
Wisdom From the World “We think sometimes that poverty is only about being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy that kind of poverty.” – Mother Teresa “If we can learn to love ourself and all […]
Choices At Daily Intersections
Wisdom From the World “I no longer believe love works like a fairy tale, but like farming. Most of it is just getting up early and tilling the soil and then praying for rain. But if we do the work, we just might wake up one day to find an endless field of crops rolling […]
The Power of Words
Wisdom From the World “Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.” – Dale Carnegie “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou “A person isn’t […]
Love Requires Freedom and Practice
Wisdom From the World “Sometimes it’s the things you don’t say that hurt the most!” – Anonymous “I don’t know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.” – John Green “Loving is the only way to get good at loving.” – Barbara DeAngelis, Ph.D. Wisdom From the Word “Don’t lose your grip on love […]
Not All Anxiety Is Bad
Wisdom From the World “Any kind of creative activity is likely to be stressful. The more anxiety, the more you feel you are headed in the right direction. Easiness, relaxation, comfort-these are not conditions that usually accompany serious work.” – Joyce Carol Oaks “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” – Soren Kierkegaard “All of the […]
What Has Marriage Taught Me about Me?
Marriage Moments will include questions and/or exercises to start conversations. They will provide an an opportunity to know yourself and your partner better. Check in with your LifeMate to see if this is a good time for them to answer these questions. If it is not a convenient time schedule a later time that would work […]
What Do I Do When I See My Flaws In Myself And In My Partner?
Wisdom From the World “Remember relationships help you heal everything that is not loving in you and about you.” – Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D. “Being so close to someone-which marriage necessitates- may be the greatest spiritual challenge in the world. There is no “resting” because I am under virtual twenty-four hour surveillance.” – Gary Thomas Wisdom From the […]
Am I Open to Another Perspective?
Wisdom From the World “It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and to honor him/(her) for what he/(she) is.” – Hermann Hesse “Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade. – Leo Buscaglia Wisdom From the Word […]
Does Loss of Control Make You Afraid?
Wisdom From the World “Love makes us anxious…One has to lean a good way out of the self in order to love another and that always feels dangerous, especially if one has had any experience of abandonment, betrayal, or predatory behavior at the hands of those to whom one has become attached. We are creatures […]