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December 24, 2008

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Some Relationship Help For The Holidays

December 24, 2008

Today’s post offers you hope for maintaining your sanity so you can feel the love, share the love, and bring the holiday cheer that you always wish would be near and dear. It all comes down to understanding your reactions to your relatives, whether birth relatives or the bonus people that came with your spouse. Reactions are responses to contextual triggers.

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Persuasion in a Last Ditch Effort

December 22, 2008

Didn’t expect to use the art of persuasion so soon after vacation.
The entire trip home was fairly effortless, in spite of forecasts predicting the absolute worst weather imaginable.

Well, almost made it home. A block and a half from our house, our journey ended in someone else’s driveway. We were heading up the final hill, and the ice sheet made it impossible. Half way to the top we stopped going forward and started sliding backwards.

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(returning from)Holiday Special

December 18, 2008

It’s been 18 days of hearing the ocean rolling in and out each day and night, feeling the breeze blowing across the Caribbean and against my skin, watching the clouds roll by in every direction and in the most marvellous patterns, and noticing the changes in the deposited seaweed on our morning and sunset beach walks, it’s time to face reality…er, return to civilization…um,

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Quoted in Lifestyles Section, Sentinel Review, Ontario

December 17, 2008

Pre-planning a trip can give you the flexibility in the combined space that will prevent complication, persuade fellow travelers to stay calm, and help you take it easy as you’re going down the road.

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What Would You Do If An Audience Member Opposed You?

December 14, 2008

Opposition. To oppose, stand against, seek to undermine or eliminate. Ever heard these challenging words? “You’ll never change my mind.” “I wasn’t born yesterday! Who do you think you’re kidding?” “Save your breath. We’ve got better things to do than listen to another of your foolish ideas!”

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How To Stop An Ex from Further Breaking A Broken Home pt2

December 12, 2008

There’s something I learned about parenting many years ago that might actually apply to her childish behavior. It has to do with consequences, of which there are two kinds: Natural, and Logical. Natural consequences are the inevitable results of our actions.

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How To Stop An Ex From Further Breaking A Broken Home pt1

December 10, 2008

When there are children involved, divorce is hard on everyone concerned. I have a standing invitation hidden away on one of my older websites associated with my coauthored book Dealing With People You Can’t Stand, for people to post their most pressing interpersonal problems. Recently…

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