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What Do You Know About the Classics?

Odds are, you know more than you think.The classics have left their mark on our language, architecture, history, and even our popular literature. By: Caroline Taggart Do you know Latin? How about Greek? Odds are you know more than you think. The influence of these "classical" civilizations ...

How to Determine if You are Being Patient or Simply Being a Chicken

The best place to exercise patience is in our relationships with others. All too often, this is where true patience is lacking. By: Kristen Moeller The line between waiting and patience is a fine one. Let me define what I mean by waiting. Waiting is a ...

The Infatuation or Love Quiz

Your intuition can signal you as to the beginning a fantastic love relationship or it can warn you of potential heartbreak. By: Sherrie Dillard Our intuition is constantly bombarding us with unspoken intuitive messages about others, especially those with who we share a romantic interest. ...

Three Ways to Make the Most of Women’s Intuition

Your intuition is like a muscle that must be exercised. Be creative and explore the many ways throughout the day that your intuition can guide you. By: Sherrie Dillard For generations the term "women's intuition" has been used to describe the unexplainable, non-logical, sometimes quirky wisdom ...

Your Marriage and Your Health

Some men and women in troubled marriages convince themselves that they are doing the right thing by not causing open confrontation. By: Lawrence Birnbach, Ph.D. & Beverly Hyman, Ph.D. Troubled marriages make people sick. It may be your mental health that suffers, or it may be your ...

5 Reasons to Stay With the Person You Love

One of my favorite quotes about love and marriage comes from Oscar Wilde: A Man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her. While that saying makes me laugh, Wilde is also getting to something important: Marriage is tricky. And in today's society where ...

Intuition: The Language of Love

By: Sherrie Dillard Tara, a friend of mine, first noticed Jeff while standing in the crowded line of a coffee shop waiting for her morning dose of caffeine. When their eyes met she felt a deep and compelling inner stirring. A casual hello that morning and the following morning, led to ...

How Stepmothers Can Find a Good Therapist

Stepmothers need to find out some basic information to make sure she and a therapist share similar philosophies and goals. By: Rachelle Katz, Ed.D., LMFT At least three times a week, stepmothers email me requesting a recommendation for good therapist where they live. Usually, ...

House and Pet Sitting: Not for Me

I received a message asking if I would be willing to return to my last year's house and pet sitting duties. Once again, my immediate reaction was "oh no... not again". By: Natasha Morgan Well here I am. I said I wouldn't ...

The Importance of Trust in a Family

Where does this all- important trust come from? It has to start with a loving family, that then extends outward to a caring and secure community. By: Peter Buffet You’re Warren Buffett’s son? But you seem so normal! Over the course of my life, ...

Seven Simple Tips for a Happy Retirement

Retirement is your chance to do things you’ve always wanted to do . So get out there and get involved, stay active, and keep learning. By: Kimberly Aardal Today more people than ever are beginning a new phase in life. Now that ...

Let Go of Your Past to Heat Up Your Present Relationship

By accepting that your partner has had lovers before you and by letting go of jealousy, you can move on and reap the benefits of your present relationship. By: Jennifer Hunt & Dan Baritchi Though we'd all prefer this not be the ...

The Hottest Kiss in the History of Earth

There have been so many kisses throughout this relationship with my wife.  Which one is the absolutely hottest? How different this kiss was than that first one fifteen years ago. By: Jeffrey Stepakoff My wife gave me a kiss this morning before ...

Foreign Phrases Used in English

How much do you really know about the origins of words and phrases you use every day? We all use pie a la mode and soup du jour without a second thought. By: By Chloe Rhodes Picture this scenario: You're having a tête-à-tête ...

It’s a Fling Thing

Before you embark upon a fling with that hottie you just met, ask yourself the following questions to keep your sex-pectations in check. By: Kimberly Dawn Neumann No doubt hook-ups happen. And sometimes they can be okay, but you must have both eyes wide ...

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