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Resistance: Wanting Freedom but Staying Stuck

Margaret — Tue, 31 May 2022 15:56:16 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 30, 2021

Are you resistant to loving yourself? Are you winning the battle but losing the war – and losing yourself?

When Cecily was seven years old and her mother was beating her, she made a deep and profound decision: “I will not let her win. I . . . → Read More: Resistance: Wanting Freedom but Staying Stuck

Getting Unstuck From Resisting Love

Margaret — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:06:50 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 2, 2021

Do you get stuck in resistance, not wanting to open or to love out of fear of being controlled?

How often do you get stuck in anger, anxiety, withdrawal, or depression? You know you can open, pray, and invite love into your heart, and do . . . → Read More: Getting Unstuck From Resisting Love

Demands vs. Requests – Do You Know The Difference?

Margaret — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:38:52 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul [ 1855 Hit(s) ] March 22, 2021

Are you confused about the difference between requests and demands? You are not alone in this confusion.

Are you confused about the difference between making a demand and making a request? It’s easy to be confused about this.

Tina . . . → Read More: Demands vs. Requests – Do You Know The Difference?

Are You Perpetuating a Controlling Relationship System?

Margaret — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:36:25 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul December 14, 2020

Do you wonder why you often have the same conflicts over and over? Discover what you are doing to perpetuate this.

For example, Sadie found herself in the same interaction over and over with her husband, Benjamin. The interaction would go something like this: Most . . . → Read More: Are You Perpetuating a Controlling Relationship System?

“How Do I Ask For What I Need?”

Margaret — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:50:18 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 30, 2020

Have you often wondered how to ask for what you want in a way that is not experienced as demanding or needy?

In a healthy, loving relationship, partners ask each other for what they need, and generally receive a caring response. But sometimes this can . . . → Read More: “How Do I Ask For What I Need?”

When it is Loving to You to Control – and When it’s Not

Margaret — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:54:23 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 02, 2020

Discover when controlling opens your heart and when it closes you down and blocks your connection with your spiritual guidance.

The kind of control that actually blocks our ability to access spirit is when we try to control what we can’t control – such as . . . → Read More: When it is Loving to You to Control – and When it’s Not

Staying Loving In The Face Of Others’ Unloving Behavior

Margaret — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 02:25:02 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 26, 2020

Discover what healing needs to occur within you before you can stop being reactive to others’ unloving behavior.

One of our greatest challenges in relationships is to not get triggered into self-abandonment when others are unloving – to stay connected with ourselves rather than getting . . . → Read More: Staying Loving In The Face Of Others’ Unloving Behavior

Are You Codependent With Your Higher Power?

Margaret — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:35:15 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 31, 2020

Hilary wrote:

I am eating very clean and working out five days a week. I try to meditate every day. Despite this, I feel disconnected and unloved by my Higher Power. I know this is just how I FEEL and not reality. I tell . . . → Read More: Are You Codependent With Your Higher Power?

Are You Missing the Point of Life?

Margaret — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:13:23 +0000

“There never has been security. No man has ever known what he would meet around the next corner; if life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

“I know that leaving my job was the right thing to do, as it . . . → Read More: Are You Missing the Point of Life?

You Don’t Really Know Someone Until You Have Conflict

Margaret — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 22:09:51 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul June 08, 2020

Do you sometimes wonder if you really know the person you are dating?

People often ask me how they can know whether or not someone they are dating is really an open and caring person.

“He seems open and caring, but how can I . . . → Read More: You Don’t Really Know Someone Until You Have Conflict