by Linda and Charlie | Dec 1, 2010 | Newsletters 2010 |
One of the things that Charlie and I noticed in interviewing couples for our book, Secrets of Great Marriages, is that nearly all of them demonstrated a capacity to not only see the beauty and goodness in each other but to reflect it back to one another on an ongoing...
by Linda and Charlie | Nov 1, 2010 | Newsletters 2010 |
A few weeks ago Linda and I attended a weekend meditation retreat led by Pema Chodron, a long-time practitioner of Buddhist meditation and the principal teacher at the Buddhist center, Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. The retreat was based upon the teachings of Chogyam...
by Linda and Charlie | Oct 1, 2010 | Newsletters 2010 |
We met Deborah Szekely on our first visit to Rancho La Puerta, a breathtakingly beautiful sanctuary where we recently escaped from a world in which even the most sturdy of us feels overwhelmed at times. Deborah founded the Ranch in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico...
by Linda and Charlie | Sep 1, 2010 | Newsletters 2010 |
If you’re a hard core NPR listener like I am, you may have heard the Morning Edition show that aired last week with Michelle Trudeau talking about the health-promoting properties of touch. Yes, making physical contact with someone actually increases the...
by Linda and Charlie | Aug 1, 2010 | Newsletters 2010 |
Great relationships take a lot of work. You’ve got to do your own work if you want your marriage to work. If you don’t do the work, you won’t get the benefits. . .” If you haven’t heard one or more of these sayings within the past month...
by Linda and Charlie | Jul 1, 2010 | Newsletters 2010 |
Charlie: One of the things that can be so frustrating about relationships is that it’s often at those very times that you think that you’re finally “getting it down”, that you get whacked upside the head by something that really humbles you and...
