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Get clear on when it’s appropriate to speak up for yourself and when it isn’t. Are you confused about if and when to speak up for yourself? The question to ask yourself is: “Are you speaking up for yourself to take loving care of yourself, or to change the other person?” For example, let’s . . . → Read More: When and Why to Speak Up For Yourself Is it in your highest good to stay away from people who trigger you? The answer might surprise you. I’m sure you’ve had the experience of consistently being triggered by a certain kind of person. I certainly have. Before Inner Bonding, I tended to get irritated by people who pushed my buttons. Now, I know that these people are my best teachers. Rosa is struggling with this issue: “Do certain people trigger our wounded selves while others do not? If I practice Inner Bonding long enough could I become consistent in not being triggered? Should I avoid people who trigger me most intensely – like my lover?” Continue reading “Should I Avoid People Who Push My Buttons?”        Comments are closed  Relationships  emotional healing, Inner Bonding, intent to learn, Margaret Paul, passion, relationship advice, relationship chemistry, relationship help, Relationships, romance, Triggers Discover whether or not a long distance relationship will work for you. As more and more people meet through online dating or at events away from home, and as people get transferred to other cities for their jobs, long distance relationships have become more common. Sometimes they are very challenging and sometimes they work out well. The Challenges
Discover when compromise is healthy and when it’s self-abandoning. Compromise! What does this word conjure up for you? Is it is a positive or negative word for you? Does it bring up a sense of loving resolution, or a sense of losing yourself and losing your integrity? When you think about compromising, what are . . . → Read More: When To Compromise…And When Not To Compromise Do you sometimes feel trapped with some who wants to be listened to but doesn’t want to listen to you? One of the common complaints I hear from my clients is that they listen well but they end up just listening and never being heard. This is the issue that Ginger wrote to me . . . → Read More: Are You Stuck in One-Way Relationships? Do you often see people as you want them to be rather than as they are? Has this caused you problems in your relationships? “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” —Anais Nin A variation on the above quote might be, “We don’t see people as they are – . . . → Read More: Do You Make People Up? Comments are closed Relationships Anais Nin, compassion, empathy, Inner Bonding, kindness, Margaret Paul, relationship advice, relationship challenges, relationship help, Relationships |
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