Your Part in the Family Play?

Do we really choose our own path?   During this holiday season, most of us will spend more amounts of time with family – people from which we’ve come.  People with whom we share a history; people who’ve had great influence over who we’ve become today.   When we “go home” we’re often asked to be […]

Axioms of Relationships – part 3

Wash, Rinse, Repeat In relationships, we often repeat the same patterns of interaction, over and over, irregardless of whether the patterns bring us satisfaction or not.  We’re such creative people, so it’s a bit confusing as to why we quickly become so limited in our options of interactions, but it’s almost always the case.  {In […]

Axioms of Relationships – part 2

Axiom #2: It’s a Trio, not a Duet Picture this: you’re attending your friend’s wedding ceremony.  The officiant pronounces the two love birds wed, the kiss ensues, and all cheer the happy celebration… Our ceremonies celebrate the union of two people – a dyad. Sometime later, when the couple is alone, a tiff breaks out.  […]