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Are You A Good Listener?

Margaret — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:22:03 +0000

Are You A Good Listener?

By Dr. Margaret Paul [ 1353 Hit(s) ] March 16, 2021

If you want to have meaningful connection with others, then you need to develop the art of listening.

Some years ago, renowned singer and social activist Alanis Morrissette, who is a big proponent of Inner Bonding and . . . → Read More: Are You A Good Listener?

What Do You Do When Someone Hurts You?

Margaret — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 17:21:03 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 06, 2020

When someone does something that scares or hurts you, do you lovingly manage your pain or do try to control them?

When I was a very young child, I quickly learned to jump out of myself whenever my mother was angry at me – which . . . → Read More: What Do You Do When Someone Hurts You?

Are You Selling Your Soul?

Margaret — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:57:46 +0000

You might not think you are selling your soul, but is this true?

What have you given up for money and possessions?

Have you given up kindness to get ahead?

Have you given up family time for a bigger TV?

Have you given up fun for a new car?

. . . → Read More: Are You Selling Your Soul?

Inner Disconnection = Planetary Disconnection

Margaret — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 07:30:22 +0000

The disturbing lack of a personal spiritual connection that many experience has huge ramifications for our planet.

How are we doing as inhabitants of this beautiful planet? Sometimes we need to take stock of ourselves – personally, nationally and globally. On a personal level, do the majority of us see life as a sacred . . . → Read More: Inner Disconnection = Planetary Disconnection

Friendship: Connection or Neediness?

Margaret — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 05:16:19 +0000

Do you have problems having truly connected friendships?

Friendship is a big topic. There are people who always seem to have many friends, and others who can’t seem to find the way to make friends. Some people have deeply connected friendships, and others have only superficial acquaintances. What accounts for these differences?

A part . . . → Read More: Friendship: Connection or Neediness?

Intimacy With Others Starts From Within

Margaret — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:23:59 +0000

Have you wondered why you may be having a hard time connecting with others? “Intimacy begins with oneself. It does no good to try to find intimacy with friends, lovers, and family if you are starting out from alienation and division within yourself.” – Thomas Moore

Do you try to create intimacy with your . . . → Read More: Intimacy With Others Starts From Within

Connection: Our Deepest Desire

Margaret — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:42:06 +0000

We all deeply desire connection with others, but what is necessary for us to have this?

When we were born, the most important thing to us was connection with our mother. We needed connection with her body for adequate sustenance. We needed emotional connection with her, or with someone, to feel safe, and . . . → Read More: Connection: Our Deepest Desire

Addicted to Porn?

Margaret — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:45:38 +0000

Are you addicted to porn and not feeling good about it? Discover the likely underlying cause and what to do about it.

I received the following question when I was conducting a webinar on sexual addiction:

“I have had a pornography addiction since I was a teenager. I am now in my mid . . . → Read More: Addicted to Porn?

“I Don’t Know How To Give Her What She Wants From Me.”

Margaret — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:50:52 +0000

Do you sometimes feel like you try to give your partner the connection he or she wants and can’t figure out how?

I was having a Skype session with Andrea and Lawrence. Married for 18 years with two teen-age children, their marriage was strained. When I asked Lawrence how things were going between . . . → Read More: “I Don’t Know How To Give Her What She Wants From Me.”

How to Connect with Others

Margaret — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000

Are you mystified about how to create meaningful emotional connection with others?

We are inherently social beings, and feeling emotionally connected with another is one of the great joys in life. Yet, all too often, we feel lonely around another or others, wanting to connect and not knowing how. We may have learned numerous . . . → Read More: How to Connect with Others