To Save Your Relationship, Try Doing Nothing
“Decide what you want and then go get it.” “You can be anything you want to be.” “You get what you ask for in this life.” “You’ll never know unless you try.” These are some of the principles that have guided my own life. I’m a doer, a go-getter. I’m achievement oriented, though I’ll be [...]
7 Surprising Lessons Gardening Taught Me About Relationships
“In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death.” Sam Llewelyn I spent my holiday weekend digging holes. I am a gardener, and every year on Memorial Day I plant, and weed, and water, and generally launch my garden for the summer. I confess I feel sheepish admitting this, because I [...]
Why Babies Get What They Want and You Don’t
Babies are the best communicators in the world. Everything they share is personal, honest and immediate. As they mature, they gain more control over their emotions, and their communication reflects that. They have life experiences, and for better or worse they develop shyness, caution, resentments and the whole range of human emotions. By the time [...]