There is one easy and fast test that you can use to check how close and comfortable is your relationship with your partner. Simply think how easy it is for you to say no to them without feeling guilty. We often think that it is compromise and agreeableness that create a basis for a happy relationship, and it is true …
Happiness comes in different flavors and is always readily available for us. But here is the deal – we need to be our real authentic selves to be able to experience it. To put it simply, we will never have our full happiness, unless we know who we are, what we want and live in harmony with that. Even though …
I don’t know about you, but I was never told that happiness is a choice when I was growing up. I wish I could understand this earlier, because the moment I truly realized that I can choose happiness, the moment I saw it as a living reality, my life got so much easier. I know that the concept may sound …
Wisdom comes with experience, but smart people try to get wise by learning from the experience of others, rather than making their own mistakes. For that reason, here is a list of great quotes about relationships that I collected and wished I knew before learning the hard way that they are all true. They will be helpful for anyone in any kind of a …
I have been recently talking to a friend of mine and we were discussing our difficult relationships from the past. One thing that got to the surface almost immediately was how we get stuck in a negative comfort zone without realizing it. Sometimes relationship just doesn’t work, but we are so determined to make it work, to fix it, to …
Do you have any mealtime traditions or habits? Are you eating automatically, on the go or in front of your computer most of the times? There is evidence showing that eating mindfully and developing positive habits around how and where you eat can improve your health, general well being and even your relationships. Apart from cultural and symbolic meaning of …
Being able to connect with others, find love, support and understanding is no doubts one of the best parts of our lives. But when we find ourselves in the relationships that are crippling and painful, it can make us feel like failures. And when shame and feeling of inadequacy add on top of your bitter disappointment and unhappiness in the relationship, …
Life is a generally demanding project – we are constantly pushed by circumstances, by society and by our own dreams and expectations to evolve, grow and move on. And given the speed of today’s’ life, it is easy for us to start expecting the same speed of growth and progress in ourselves. When I was a teenager, I thought that …
Beginning of a new year is an exciting time that brings hopes of changes for the better. I’m wishing you that your hopes and dreams come true in 2016! As a gift, I would like to give you my 7 favorite affirmations, that will help you experience life in a deeper, but also in a more positive way. Happy New …
I wish I could say there is a fast and easy way to let go of a relationship that hurts, but there isn’t. This post is for you if you are in a relationship that makes you very unhappy, but you still can’t let go of it. Maybe in the back of your mind you know that it hurts far …