Speaking of Faith: Gay Marriage, Broken or Blessed? by Krista Tippett
RADIO/TV PROGRAM: The debate in this country about gay marriage must move beyond judgment and rhetoric. 3.95
Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved By Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.
AUDIOBOOK: The biggest unexplored issue facing couples today: Most of us are better at giving love than accepting it. 17.5
Positive Words, Powerful Results: Simple Ways to Honor, Affirm, and Celebrate Life By Hal Urban
AUDIOBOOK: Hal Urban, parent, award-winning teacher, and author of the classic Life's Greatest Lessons, shows us simple and immediate ways that we can use language to change lives, both our own and those around us. 13.97
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LOVE: It's All in Your Head This article on Mindful Loving and Henry Grayson b
In his heretical book, Mindful Loving, Henry Grayson, an eminent New York psychologist, relates a story that perfectly captures his mind-altering theory of love. A despondent patient had come to Grayson's office, complaining about being married to "the world's biggest shrew." As patients frequently do, Jon seemed to want commiseration from his loyal shrink.
Grayson isn't that kind of doctor. "What are you willing to do?" asked the therapist, turning the tables back on Jon.
"Anything," he replied. Grayson's instructions were oddly simple: The next time Jon became anxious over his wife's behavior, he was to focus on his own upsetting thoughts, replacing the inner wife-hating voice--She's ruining my life!--with a tender memory of the woman he'd once loved. At first Jon couldn't recall such a woman; finally, a happy moment oozed up from the distant past. He promised Grayson he'd give it a try.
Jon was confused at his next appointment. He told Grayson his wife seemed more subdued somehow. "She must be coming down with a bug," Jon said.
"Try the experiment again," Grayson suggested.
The Effect of Anger on Families by AAMFT Family ties are one of the strongest contributors to individual character development. Many of us spend years trying to understand, erase, or copy the influence of our family unit. When anger is part of a family’s tradition, it spreads itself much like a virus to future generations. The wider the spread, the more difficult the anger is to contain.
Infidelity by American Assoc. of Marriage and Family Therapis After the devastating disclosure of infidelity, intense emotions and recurrent crises are the norm. The good news, however, is that the majority of marriages not only survive infidelity, but marriage and family therapists have observed that many marriages can become stronger and more intimate after couples therapy.
“ Basic Steps to Achieving Healthy Communication” by Dr. Harville Hendrix on Oprah
According to marriage therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix, there are three basic steps to achieving healthy communication... free
You and I
Have so much love
That it
Burns like a fire,
In which we bake a lump of clay
Molded into a figure of you
And a figure of me.
Then we take both of them,
And break them into pieces,
And mix the pieces with water,
And mold again a figure of you,
And a figure of me.
I am in your clay.
You are in my clay.
In life we share a single quilt.
In death we will share one bed. free
“The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran
Then Almitra spoke again and said,
And what of Marriage, master?
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be for ever more.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness.
And let the winds of heaven dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same
music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together.
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
On average, each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people.
The Brain in Love: 12 Lessons to Enhance Your Love Life
BOOK: Based on Dr. Daniel Amen’s cutting-edge neuroscience research, The Brain in Love shares twelve lessons that help you enhance your love life through understanding and improving brain function.
More Than a Pink Cadillac: Mary Kay Inc.'s Nine Leadership Keys to Success
BOOK: How extraordinary leadership and a value-based mindset launched Mary Kay Inc. into being a billion-dollar corporation.
LOVE: It's All in Your Head This article on Mindful Loving and Henry Grayson b
The Effect of Anger on Families by AAMFT 
Infidelity by American Assoc. of Marriage and Family Therapis 
