Not long ago, Angela Artemis, a colleague and fellow blogger, came to me and asked me to help spread the word on her latest book The Intuition Principle: How to Attract the Life You Dream Of. I stare...
As a society, we’re afraid to admit our weaknesses. As a result, we end up blaming others, complaining, lying, being evasive, shutting down, gossiping, backbiting, and just generally living in fear o...
Your Chance to Help a Reader Out When I asked about your most vexing marital problems, one reader wrote this: “I cannot seem to stay focused on my marriage. I keep drifting away. And I’m kind o...
At weddings when people are giving advice to the bride and groom, they often say, “Pick your battles.” The advice dates back to Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and makes sense in theory. On the other hand, ...
Wait, you thought that was a blanket and cushion for me to sit on? Thats curious because when I saw that stuff, I saw chew toys. In fact, it didnt even occur to me to lie on top of it. As you can see...
While teaching meditation last night, I announced, “I am going to convince you by the end of class that angry, irritating, mean people are gifts–and you should be thankful to have them in...
On my Frequently Asked Questions page of this site, I used to list reasons I refuse to review the various books publicists want me to write about. For instance, I mentioned that I don’t respond...
How One Husband Convinced His Wife to Give Him a Second Chance I can’t tell you how many readers write and ask, “My spouse doesn’t want to be married anymore. What can I do to stop ...
I’m spending the week at the American Society of Journalists and Authors conference. I co-chaired the conference this year. It was a huge job, one that was time-consuming, but also satisfying. ...
That’s the question a reader recently posed. She was referring to the line from the Jack Nicholson character in As Good As It Gets, “You make me want to be a better man.” She asked,...
I co-wrote BE FEARLESS: How to Change Your Life in 28 Days with Jonathan Alpert, a therapist who wrote a wildly controversial opinion piece in yesterday’s New York Times called Is Therapy Forever? En...
Don’t ask for help. Instead play a game and see how long it will take before your spouse pitches in without you asking. Make sarcastic remarks whenever your spouse does anything around the house. For...
Your Chance to Help a Reader Out When I asked about your most vexing problems, Alexandra commented: “My husband does not like to wear his hearing aides. I know this may sound trivial to some of...
Yesterday I was interviewing Hal Runkel, founder of the Scream Free Institute, for an article I’m writing for Parents magazine. I asked him what causes parents to lose their resolve and give in to ki...
This is What Is Left of My Universal Compassion Yes, Universal Compassion really was the title of the book. See the caption for the puppy’s spiritual lesson. "You just read in this very bo...
Many arguments arise when we want one outcome and our partner wants a different one. For instance, let’s say you don’t think the kids should have more than 30 minutes of TV a day. Your spouse thinks ...
Another Chance for You to Solve Someone Else’s Problem When I asked about your most vexing marital problems, a reader emailed me this. I’ve edited very little, even though the reader seem...
"Youd be a lot happier if you did things like this every once in a while." It may or may not be important to note that the dog ate the daffodil only moments after teaching me this important...
I don’t know about you, but I can easily come up with reasons not to be generous with my husband, especially when I’m irritated about him not being generous with me. I might, for instance, be stingy ...
Yet Another Chance for You to Solve Someone Else’s Problem When I asked about your most vexing marital problems, a reader wrote this: My hubby wanted to “just give me ideas” on how ...
Oh, and Mom: Can You Visit This Weekend? And Bring Your Steam Cleaner? Last night, I woke around 2 am to a scratching sound. I got out of bed to investigate. It was coming from my daughter’s room. Th...
1. Try to Figure Out Who’s Right Many people tell me about a marriage problem and then they ask, “Do you think I’m right?” I often answer, “It doesn’t matter.” That’s because, for the vast majority o...
In my study of Buddhism, I am learning to use everything in life as a lesson that helps me grow in patience, generosity, love, understanding and more. Called “Lojong Training,” these less...
Plus Three Readers Who Will Soon Be $50 Richer Last week I asked you to tell me what you would do with $50. I loved reading your responses. One response, however, really jumped out. It was from Krist...
Please help this reader to get her husband to open up. When I asked about your most vexing problems, Pat commented: My biggest struggle is that I feel like I have to pull teeth to get my husband to t...
A Book Review Of Sorts Recently some of my friends were revealing their fantasies. One admitted that, in her mind, she sometimes marries a wealthy man who pays all her bills and takes her on trips ar...
A reader recently told me that, on my advice, she decided to take the trash to the curb one night. It was a job her husband usually did, but she decided to do it for him as a gift. Problem was that h...
But The Trick is Being Okay With the Same It used to be that my husband never finished any home improvement project, and this habit of his came to be the source of many jokes. For instance, when he i...
Readers: Should She Set Him Straight? I got this question from a reader: Recently, my husband has made comments that insinuate that he is smarter than me, and that his job is more important and worth...
Last summer, my kid enrolled in a one-week magic camp. On the last day of camp, the kids put on a show for the parents. I dropped my kid off that morning and told her I’d be back for the show. Then l...
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