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- Has Technology Hijacked Your Quality of Life? Eight steps to getting free. - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomUnless you’ve been living in a cave since the mid-90’s, it’s probably not news to you that the domination of electronic technology in our lives is growing to a level that not only threatens to do great harm to our overall quality of life, but there is overwhelming evidence that significant ...
Views: 1020 - Better Than Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomIt may sound strange coming from someone who has written dozens of blogs about happiness and taught a lot of seminars on the subject, to hear that happiness isn’t necessarily all that it’s cracked up to be. Or put another way, in terms of one’s overall quality of life, spirit, and degree of ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - The Best Therapy Is a Great Relationship - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomCHARLIE: At its best, psychotherapy creates a warm and understanding relationship through which we face ourselves and our feelings honestly in a way that allows us to heal from past wounds and accept ourselves as we are. It is the therapist’s very being, rather than her philosophy or ...
Views: 1124(1 vote) - Before You Give Someone Advice, Try This First - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomWhen our kids were growing up I (Charlie) used to get teased a lot by them for being optimistic so much of the time. They used to accuse me of denying the reality of how hard life could sometimes be whenever I would share a hopeful attitude about a difficulty that they were struggling with. It's ...
Views: 931 - The Hidden Sources of Attraction - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomWe are attracted to people for many different reasons, some of them conscious, some unconscious. Some of the conscious reasons have to do with how the person looks, how they act, the sound of their voice, the sensation of their touch, and other sensory cues. These are things we can identify and ...
Views: 1149 - The Art of Friendship in Marriage - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomThere is an African saying goes like this: A friend is someone who knows your song and sings it to you when you have forgotten it. Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness ...
Views: 1158 - Are You Just Fighting or Engaging in “Conscious Combat”? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomThe factor that is most likely to predispose a couple to have an enduring successful relationship is: A. Shared interests in common B. Ability to avoid or prevent intense emotional conflict C. Ability to manage differences effectively D. Shared political views E. Strong ...
Views: 1012 - 10 Factors That Promote Intimacy - by Submitted on May 27, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomEmotional intimacy is a foundational aspect of all great relationships. The word “intimacy” refers to the experience of being fully seen and comes from the Latin “intimus” meaning innermost. When we share this experience with another, we feel whole, complete, and at one with the world. Yet we ...
Views: 1274 - If You Don't Have Something Nice To Say, Maybe You Should Say It Anyway - by Submitted on May 21, 2016 from Linda and Charlie Bloom“A failure to confront is a failure to love.” Scott Peck No one likes to be confronted, even in a nice way, for failing to keep an agreement. And many of us have come up with some very effective ways to discourage others from giving us feedback that we’d rather not hear. The problem with ...
Views: 1106 - Are All the Good Men/Women Already Taken? - by Submitted on May 13, 2016 from Linda and Charlie BloomDo these 6 things and find out. Charlie and I have heard vast numbers of people making this claim over the years. My point of view is it only takes one. You may have to kiss a few frogs in the process but that’s a small price to pay for what could be a great outcome. It is true however, ...
Views: 1213 - What's Really Going on When We Fall in Love - by Submitted on May 07, 2016 from Linda and Charlie Bloom"Lovers are those for whom no minute is like any other, people between whom nothing habitual takes place, just what is new, unprecedented, unexpected. In such connections there exists an almost unbearable happiness. When we understand our lives correctly, we can slowly grow into such happiness ...
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