by Margie | Nov 5, 2018 | Tip, Self
Some research has shown that getting several hugs a day will increase your happiness for several weeks. Have you tried it? Does it work?
by Margie | Jul 18, 2016 | Self, Tip
I have been attending a meditation sangha (once or twice a month) for the past several years. In addition to our meditation, we read aloud from a book about meditation. We have been reading from a wonderful book, chock full of wisdom by Lama Surya Das called FINDING...
by Margie | Oct 12, 2015 | Tip
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia
by Margie | May 26, 2014 | Self, Tip
In his best-selling book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (And It’s All Small Stuff), Richard Carlson offers 100 suggestions for keeping life in perspective. Here are 3 of my favorites: 1) Choose Being Kind Over Being Right: We are often tempted to “correct people,” to...
by Margie | May 12, 2014 | Marriage, Relationships, Self, Tip
Psychologist John Gottman is a pioneer in researching marriage, studying thousands of couples for over 4 decades! He is renowned for his ability to predict—with 94% accuracy—which couples will stay married and which will divorce, by listening to their...
by Margie | Apr 22, 2014 | Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Self, Tip
People get stuck in parenting where they themselves are stunted psychologically, and the same is true of marriage partners, according to Harville Hendrix (Giving the Love that Heals). Marriage can be healing when both partners restore their own wholeness by stretching...
