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"The Privilege of a Designed Life"

What does it take to create the life you want?

"Friendship - The root and ground of relationship wisdom".

Friendship principles are the root and ground of relationship wisdom, as simple as the age-old "Do unto others..." creed. As it applies to marriage, it is the glue that holds a relationship together when schedule and finances and illness and everything else would pull it apart at the seams. What is it about friendship that gives it this kind of power?

"Yikes! There are horsemen galloping through my relationship."

Learn the most powerful secret of emotionally intelligent couples, which will antitode the Horsemen behaviors.

“The fourth of the Horsemen behaviors: Stonewalling."

When stonewalling shows up, the relationship is in serious trouble. Immediate intervention is required. This newsletter contains useful strategies for getting back on track.

"The third of the Horsemen behaviors: Defensiveness."

Defensiveness may seem benign, but it is another of the deadly horsemen. Whether it is you or your partner who is being defensive, here are some things to try. Also includes a great NY Times article on some animal training principles that apply to marriage.

"The second of the Four Horsemen: Contempt."

The second of the Four Horsemen is featured this month. Learn how to handle contemptuous behaviors in your relationships.

"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

There are four behaviors so deadly to a relationship they have been called The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Learn to identify those behaviors, and learn tips, tools and strategies for their management.

"Life By Design, not by default!"

If you could choose the arrangement, color and texture of your life, what would it look like? How would you arrange your time? Who would you have walk alongside you in this life? Would your life be serious or playful, bold and brassy, or soft and sexy?

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