Today is going to be the ‘Words of the Wise’ Edition because we’ve not done one in a while. You Want to End Conflict? One of the things I love the most is when in a random book I’m reading the author addresses something marriage-related. It comes out of nowhere yet it […]
I wanted to bring this gem to you today. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Courtesy of Victor Frankl Read it. Then read it again. Let it sink in. Truly. It’s […]
“We don’t fight about the big stuff”, they said. We see eye to eye on the big stuff, we do so well.” Little Stuff, Big Stuff – The BIG Stuff First Like buying a van for the family when expecting. Agreeing on the color for the bathroom remodel. Or buying a […]
The Calm Before the Storm — The Eerie Experience Itself Out on a walk earlier this week, I noticed something that made me think of you. They forecasted storms for later that evening. The air stood still. It was quiet to the point of eerie. Almost like every soul had gotten the memo […]
Today we are talking about this pattern that I’ve noticed. I’m going to be bold about the numbers because I have been hearing about it over and over and over again. Chances are, 40-50% of you are sitting in this place. And when I say sitting in this place, what I mean is […]
How to Do Timeouts Right – How Did We Miss It? So, speaking about wins, earlier this week, there was an A-ha! moment happening yet again. Their eyes popped wide open. To the tune of – “How do we not know this? Where we were the day they taught this in school?” We […]
How to Fix a Bad Morning – This is How It All Started So the morning went totally sideways. You got up later than you meant to. You walked away from the breakfast table all mad because what you thought you agreed on the night before didn’t actually happen. Burned your mouth while you […]
Welcome to Q&A Thursday – Today we are talking about how to talk to my spouse about drinking. The question we received today is – How do I talk to my spouse about drinking without them feeling like I am trying to be controlling? Alcohol is a hot topic. Always has been, always […]
Yeah, that’s fair – Let’s talk about this – yet another – pet-peeve of mine. The good ol’ “Yeah, that’s fair” response and let’s talk about why that’s so incredibly useless. You know which one I am talking about, right? ***[PREFER WATCHING A VIDEO?– Scroll Down and you’ll find it] The “Yeah, That’s Fair” Response […]
Backing out of our driveway, leaving for work mid morning, I notice the neighbor standing out in front of his garage, waving at me. I wave back, smile – we are friendly that way where I live- and say hi . We’ve mastered the art of lip-reading with this one. As I am continuing to […]
