Love Wide Open - The art of holding heart space.

The desire to form a new romantic connection after the loss of a spouse is a positive and healthy one. Our ability to bond with other people has an enormous effect on our well-being. Dating after you are widowed can have physical and…
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Life is a series of lessons. Every experience you have in life, every single one, will form you or shape you in some way. Some experiences make us better, more compassionate or successful; and some experiences are harmful, and make it hard…
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Elizabeth Gilbert talks about love a lot. I mean, A LOT! Love in its glory and its messiness. Love through vulnerability and courage. Love that comes from a higher power or a higher connectedness to ourselves. I had the pleasure of…
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When someone is tempted to behave or act in a way that goes against their sense of right and wrong there is a reward or gain that pulls them to that decision. It’s not always easy to see the reason behind someone’s bad actions because often…
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Ending a relationship is perhaps the most anxiety-inducing conversation you’ll ever need to prepare for. It’s more difficult than preparing for a job interview or telling your mom you aren’t coming for the holidays because you’ve been…
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Your ability to embrace change shows you have potential and allows you to develop and create in a way that keeping the status quo will not. Yet, despite knowing that change is good for us, people have a nearly unanimous aversion to it. Lack…
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Maybe you did not intentionally treat someone badly, but if they were hurt, you must accept that you did. Perhaps it stemmed from a misunderstanding, or maybe you were focused on your own needs and disregarded the other person. Whatever…
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In a world still striving to gain gender equality, the concept of chivalry may seem like the antithesis of progress. Chivalry began as a code of conduct for Medieval Knights that included oaths of loyalty, honor, bravery and gallantry…
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Does it seem like a mystery to you, why you have the credit score you do? Does it feel like you’re making payment after payment, but your credit never improves? You’re not alone. In fact, the way credit card companies and other lenders sell…
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We’ve all done it. As soon as you hear a friend has gone through a breakup, you immediately start thumbing through a mental Rolodex of every other single person you know trying to decide whether any would be a suitable match for your…
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