Archive for the ‘adults’ Category

Planning for the Unknown

So now that I have my laptop back in my possession, I can finally get back to doing this regularly, as well as working on the WATER Method book. Since I last posted a number of things have happened that caught my attention, and I’ll be sharing them with you over the course of the [...]

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The Nothing Box

I’ve often said that if a woman can multi-task, she’s normal, but if a guy can multi-task, he’s got ADHD. I am about to introduce you to a very strange and magical place that men frequent often, but women may be unaware of. I’ve run into a lot of clients and friends who go to [...]

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No, Learning Doesn't Have To Suck (We Just Do It For Different Reasons)

Recently Jonathan Fields did a blog post entitled: Does Learning Have To Suck? In case you haven’t read it, do yourself a favor and go check it out. I wanted to comment on it, but after some consideration, realized I had more to say about it than I thought. So, you get what you have here.
Now I [...]

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Meet Your Needs and Live Your Life

So I’m sitting with my wife today and we’re talking over coffee about our friends and how they’re doing lately. One of the things we noticed was that women and men seem to see their friends very differently. Not that we need another reason to create a difference between men and women mind you, because [...]

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Love Has Nothing To Do With Feelings

One of the more common themes I’ve been dealing with in session with my couples is the concept of love, and how some people are “losing the loving feeling.” And I’ve come here to say one thing:
Love has nothing to do with feelings.
Yeah, I know, I know. This flies right in the face of all [...]

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Cheating and Marriage Counseling: Explaining vs. Excusing

If you can’t control your crap, then you shouldn’t be in a relationship. In my opinion, there’s no excuse for cheating.  Plain and simple.  This isn’t the first time I’ve said this. My previous post: Life is Short, Have an Affair?, I go off on a tangent about a site that allows you to do this [...]

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Internet Addiction: The Next Great Dilemma?

OK, so I’m totally going to cop out today and post my interview from Stop and Think Radio & TV, because I could write about this all I want, but I think its nice to do a visual thing every now and then. I think internet addiction is becoming more and more widespread as time [...]

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A Parent's Worst Nightmare

Children look to us to make good choices, and help them understand themselves, their feelings, and the purpose in life. It saddens me to see stories like this one surface about an 8 year old boy who shot his father, and a man who rented a room from his father.:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27600105/
The story goes on to say [...]

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