There are two seemingly conflicting schools of thought – A relationship requires hard work. You can’t just give up on someone because it requires effort. and A relationship is only hard if it’s with the wrong person. A good relationship shouldn’t take that much effort. Yet, as with many pat pieces of advice, both containContinue reading “When Is the Hard Work of Relationships TOO Hard?”
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Six Reasons You’re Not Seeing the Results You Expected
This sign welcomed me at the gym today: Not seeing the results you expected? Visit the training desk to set up your personal training session now! It prompted me to scan the mid-morning crowd with a curious eye, wondering how many of them were seeing the results in the gym that they anticipatedContinue reading “Six Reasons You’re Not Seeing the Results You Expected”
Why the Hard Work After a Breakup Is Worth It
“It’s not fair,” I remember thinking. He’s the one that had the affair, led a secret life and committed crimes and yet I was left having to manage the recovery from his actions. Part of me railed against putting in the emotional work to right myself again. After all, if he made the mess, shouldn’tContinue reading “Why the Hard Work After a Breakup Is Worth It”
You’re Not Flipping the Switch, You’re Turning the Dial
We often believe that decisions in our lives are decisive, one choice made over another as resolutely as flipping a switch. We’re often wrong. Most decisions in our lives are made like the slow turn of a dial as we move incrementally towards some conclusion. We slide into decisions carried on the back of inertia,Continue reading “You’re Not Flipping the Switch, You’re Turning the Dial”