If you are waiting for a partner to come along to make you happy, you will probably remain stuck being unhappy. . . . → Read More: When You Love Yourself, You Don’t Need a Partner to Be Happy
 
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 Comments are closed  Relationships  compassion, Inner Bonding, love, love yourself, Margaret Paul, relationship advice, relationship help, Relationships  My dear friends who have been married for 78 years share their secret to keeping their love alive. . . . → Read More: Can Love REALLY Last A Lifetime? Comments are closed Relationships, Self Improvement & Personal Growth ego wounded self, Inner Bonding, keeping love alive, love, loving yourself, Margaret Paul, marriage, Relationships, self-love Discover the many good reasons for having animals in your life. “Until a person has loved an animal a part of the soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France People who love animals know that there are many very good reasons to have animals in your life. Love and Presence Animals who have been loved . . . → Read More: Why Have Animals In Your Life Have you ever wondered if your desire to share time with a partner is coming from need or neediness? Sometimes it’s a challenge to know what are reasonable relationship needs and when we are being needy. Klarese is asking this important question: “I am currently dating a wonderful person who I care about greatly. A challenge for me is his job is very demanding leaving us little time to spend together. I am aware my childhood triggers of abandonment are being tickled, however, I am having a difficult time figuring out if I am being reasonable or unreasonable with my need for attention. How do I discriminate between my codependent ‘needs’ and my true need to love and be loved while living my own fulfilled life?” Each of us has the right to want whatever amount of attention we want in a relationship. Some people love to spend a lot of time together and others need less time together. There is nothing wrong with Klarese wanting more time with a partner. Continue reading “Is My Need For Attention Reasonable or Needy?”       Comments are closed Relationships controlling behavior, Inner Bonding, love, Margaret Paul, needy, relationship advice, relationship help, relationship needs, Relationships, self-love, sharing love How is your relationship with your partner? What are the positive and negative aspects of your relationship? What are the positive and negative aspects of your relationship? When you and your partner are both operating as loving adults, you will experience many positive results. When one or both of you are operating from your wounded self, you will experience many negative results. Since no one is able to be a loving adult all the time, it is likely that you experience a combination of positives and negatives.
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When someone’s behavior is affecting you, what can you do, other than blame them? We Are Not Separate Some authors suggest that, when we are healthy enough, we will not be affected by others‘ unloving verbal behavior. We will rise above it and not take their words personally – that “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.” I strongly disagree. Of course we are affected by others. Even a mean look can shoot through you like a poison dart. This is because on the soul level, we are not separate. On the soul level, we are One. Continue reading “When Someone’s Behavior Affects Me, What Can I Do?” |
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