Relationship Lessons from a Fork
Donna has a favourite fork. It actually is a really nice fork. Its heavy and sturdy. It has a wide base and long tongs. It always seems to be shiny, as if just polished. It feels really nice in the...
View ArticleA Can of Worms Worth Opening
Okay, we’re going to open a can of worms here, and we hope you’ll read this entire post before passing judgement. Here it goes… A little while ago I was checking our Twitter account. One of the people...
View ArticleAnother Perfect Gender Moment…TRUST Me
Like a lot of couples who go into business together, Donna and I had trust “issues” to overcome when we started the “Between Men and Women” Workshop. Usually when people talk about having “trust...
View ArticleWhy Wait Until Things Are Bad Enough?
Awhile back I had a phone conversation with a potential client, “Mary”, that I’ll never forget. “Jody”, a close friend of Mary’s, had completed the “Between Men and Women” Couples Wellness Weekend a...
View ArticleWant a Happy Relationship? “Mind” this Insidious Obstacle
If our “mind talk” was real we would all be hooped. So why do we give it so much power? Probably because we think it’s real, rather than just a habit. Probably because we think it actually reflects our...
View ArticleWoman Brings Man to Purpose and Light
Two things stand out for us in this 1970′s hit from Gerry Rafferty. First, it speaks to the sense of purpose and focus women give men. Rafferty sings, “You brought me into the light Threw away all...
View ArticleDion and Pavarotti Sing About the Dance Between Men and Women
This classic by Celine Dion and Luciano Pavarotti truly conveys just how it is between men and women…the push, the pull, the frustration, the passion and the perfection of it all. Do you see the...
View ArticleIs Your Happy Marriage a Priority?
One morning awhile back, while sipping on our morning coffee-hot chocolate, Donna and I found an article in the Globe and Mail newspaper about 2 psychologists in California that are using magnetic...
View ArticleHappy Relationships Depend on This
Mirror Mirror on the Wall… Try this. Go look at yourself in a mirror. What do you see? What are the first things you notice? What catches your attention? How do you feel about it? Really…go do it right...
View Article3 Tips for Making Relationships Less Stressful
Relationship stress is everywhere today, hence the 45% divorce rate. It can also affect your health and well-being. Providing practical tips for managing this stress is what this post is about. So...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Challenge…Ya’ Up for It?
A couple Valentines Days ago I challenged myself to make it a special one for Donna. I decided to turn Valentines Day into Valentines Week. The week before Valentines Day I gave Donna a Valentines Day...
View ArticleWhat Can a Stroke Teach Us About Having a Strong Relationship?
Brain researcher, Jill Bolte Taylor, studied her own stroke as it happened. She came away with some truly profound insights into human consciousness and our spiritual inter-connectedness. Of course,...
View ArticleDance and Death Shine Spotlight on Domestic Abuse
This past weekend was a moving one for Donna and me. On the one hand, Donna’s daughter Jordan, performed with a group of dedicated young dancers to raise awareness of the vulnerabilities faced by women...
View Article“We” Think Therefore “We” Are
During the week of June 16, 2013, heavy rains resulted in widespread flooding that devastated communities across southern Alberta. Out of the destruction, displacement and loss came an interesting...
View ArticleRelationship Lessons from Mom and Dad
It was my Dad’s birthday a couple weeks ago, so I went up to Edmonton for a birthday dinner (15oz. lobster tails if you can imagine it!! Mmmmm…). Every time I see my parents, I am pleasantly reminded...
View ArticleThe Space Between Men and Women
The space between men and women, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, gets muddled and messy…by hurts, misunderstandings, regrets, disappointments, hurried lifestyles, illness, unsatisfied...
View ArticleMake Relationship Success a Habit
Have you ever wondered why, when we are doing something that isn’t working for us, we take so long before making a change? Curious isn’t it. We stay in jobs we don’t like for years. We live in homes or...
View Article“To Be, or Not To Be”…Actually, You Already Are
So what does it mean to be the “right” mate? The above quote seems to suggest that being the right mate requires changing to become someone different than you currently are. For Donna and me, we...
View ArticleDiscover the Power of Your Love Language
The words we direct towards ourselves and others are more powerful than most people know. Japanese researcher, Dr. Masaru Emoto, did an experiment to demonstrate this. He filled three jars of rice with...
View ArticleA Simple Trick for Returning to Innocence in Your Relationship
I have two cards on my desk in my office. Both are from Donna. One is a entitled “For my Guy”. It’s very cool. The other has on its front a simple black and white photo of a young boy, maybe 5 or 6...
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