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Here are some strategies I have used when online dating.  Let your family or a friend know where you are going and who you are meeting.  Give them a time that you expect to be home and call them periodically to keep them updated.  Share the other person’s contact information as well. Keep the person’sContinue reading “Online Dating and Staying Safe”

When thinking about change, consider the following key ideas.  Is all change bad?  What are three good things that can come out of change?  What are three examples of positive change?   For each change you came up with, answer the following. Think about what you will gain, NOT what you will lose for each change. Continue reading “Coping with Change”

We live in a Global Village.  What does that mean?  We have the incredible opportunity to see what is going on in the world.  This includes both wonderful and heart breaking events.  In all aspects of our lives, we come into contact with people from different walks of life.  We are a diverse community.  ItContinue reading “Why learn about other cultures?”

I love to watch sailboats.  They glide and bob across and over the water with such grace.  They rely on the elements to move and without a strong wind, they are helpless to propel forward.  To be a sailor takes ingenuity and practice.  Just like in a relationship.  Both require the ability to move backContinue reading “How are relationships like a sailboat?”

Whether it is in a relationship or not, try something new.  Move outside of your comfort zone. It could be a new food, taking a course, trying a new exercise program, listening to a different kind of music, watching an alternate TV show or movie genre or going to a festival.  You could even tryContinue reading “Find the Adventure”

Showing eye contact is a critical part of communicating with others.  It builds trust which is a key element in a strong foundation for relationships.  It shows them that you value them enough to pay attention to them when they are speaking.  If you don’t look at the person you are speaking with, they mayContinue reading “The Power of Eye Contact”

We all have disappointment and pain at some point in our lives.  In order for us to grow and learn, there is some kind of disappointment we have to face.  Some of it can be more of a challenge than others.  It could be a death, illness, divorce, loss of a job and so on. Continue reading “Pain is Necessary”

To make the most of my time at an amusement park, I plan things out.  I usually go to the rides furthest from the gate entrance.  I don’t want to get to the end of the day when I am tired and have to walk all the way back to the parking lot.  I alsoContinue reading “Relationships Are Like an Amusement Park”

One of my favorite books is, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum.   It is a collection of short essays.  In there, they talk about the importance of play among other topics.  In my video, I talk about passing a playground and the sounds of laughter as the childrenContinue reading “Play”

I spent many years of my life giving and giving.  At the end of the day, there was nothing left for me.  I am a helper.  That is what I do.  I like to help people but forgot that the most important person I needed to help, was myself.  This is often the case forContinue reading “Recharge Yourself”