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Dating in Mid-Life: Red Flags or Opportunities for Growth?

If you’re dating in mid-life, you may notice that it’s a very different experience than dating when you were a teenager or young adult. The game has changed. At mid-life, many folks become more discerning (and more cynical) as they … Continue reading

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New Year’s Resolutions that Really Work: “Whatever You Resist, Persists.”

I went to a training and learned the simple yet powerful phrase, “Whatever you resist, persists.” That training was thirty years ago, yet the idea and understanding in that pithy phrase never left me. I have thought of it many … Continue reading

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New Year’s resolutions that really work: How do you do a “don’t?”

“How do you do a don’t?” asked a young friend of mine.  Great question. Often when you want to change a behavior, you identify what you don’t want to do, and that’s a good starting point. However, though it is important to … Continue reading

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Transitions: Dating in Mid-life

Are you dating in mid-life?  You may be going through a powerful transition. It’s not the same as dating when you’re younger, is it? It’s like getting a dog from animal rescue versus one from a new born litter. Please … Continue reading

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Wounds: You Will Do What Was Done To You…

Generally speaking, on some level, you will do what was done to you. Until you have actively and consciously healed old wounds to your psyche, you will inflict onto others what you experienced as a child. Most often, you’re not … Continue reading

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There’s Nothing Wrong With You

“I realized there was something wrong with me … and it is that I think there is something wrong with me.” My friend, Jon Swift, posted that on Facebook recently. When I read that, I thought, “Thank you for spreading … Continue reading

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