Do you ever worry and wonder if you are emotionally unavailable for love? Even if Mr. Perfect walked into your life tomorrow would you be able to make it last?
Long-lasting love requires more than just attraction and desire. Intimate relationships are nourished by emotional intimacy. If you are unable to comfortably share your emotions, navigate conflicts, and take responsibility, then you will have trouble creating and maintaining a healthy connection with your partner.
Do you use sarcasm to protect yourself? Do you find it difficult to trust others with your innermost thoughts and feelings? Do you confuse physical intimacy with emotional intimacy?
These are all
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Topic: Heal Your Heart
Why Self Respect Is Critical To Creating A Healthy, Loving Future With Your Beloved
Do you tolerate people in your life who don’t treat you with respect (hoping they will change)? Do agree to do things for others wishing you’d have said, “No?” Or maybe you have a pattern of apologizing for your behavior when really there is nothing to apologize for?
These are clear examples of behavior that stem from a lack of self-respect. Wondering what self-respect has to do with creating lasting love?
Excellent question! One key element to having a healthy, loving future with your beloved is having a healthy, loving relationship with yourself. In order to break the pattern of unhealthy, unsatisfying, or even toxic relationships, it’s imperative that you learn
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How do I attract my soulmate?
This week's question comes from Dina:
“Hi Orna and Matthew,
Here’s my question: How do I attract my soulmate?
I’m new to your work and I like what I’ve seen so far. I don’t think I’ve ever really thought about finding a soulmate. I’ve never been married and while I date a lot I’ve never dated a man that I wanted to marry. I guess I’ve been dating by accident ;).
Now that I’m thinking about actually wanting to get married, how do I identify and attract a soulmate into my life?
Thanks!”
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Hello Dina,
Thanks for reaching out to us! So much of what you can achieve in your life begins with making a decision that you really want something. Shifting your
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7 Ways That Being A Cynical Person Is Keeping You Single
It’s been said that inside every cynical person is a disappointed romantic. It’s okay to be suspect if you have reason to be, but what if that cynicism is keeping you single?
Everyone has had disappointments in life. Not every relationship works out the way you wanted it to. But that doesn’t mean that you have to become cynical about life and love.
If you’re a disappointed romantic and finding it difficult to reconcile your own desire to share your life with someone alongside the experiences you’ve had that broke your heart, it’s time to take a look at how your own self-fulfilling prophecy is keeping you from the one thing you desire most of all – someone to share
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Are You Struggling To Stay Positive? Here’s How To Feel Good About Yourself Right Now
When you’re struggling to stay positive and not get sucked into the vortex of negativity, you need to know how to feel good about yourself right now. Not sometime in the future, not when you finally achieve some milestone, you need to feel good about yourself right now.
The fear that your negative feelings won’t ever go away, or won’t go away so easily is simply a false worry. Happiness, joy, and peace can seem so ephemeral, while sadness, heartache, and loneliness can feel everlasting.
The truth is you do have control over how you feel, and you can transform your negative feelings quickly and easily.
If you are struggling to stay positive, then follow these
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Self-Care Is NOT Always Sexy…
With news of the Coronavirus spreading around the world, self-quarantines and social distancing becoming the norm for the next several weeks now is a great time to dedicate time to self-care and to keeping your heart open.
Fear can spread faster than any virus. Take these steps to nurture self-love and self-care and you’ll find it is easier to access love and faith when everything around you seems to be falling apart.
To emotionally survive times of fear and chaos, think of yourself as a spiritual warrior bringing love to the world around you (even if you are home alone). Take commonsense actions to protect yourself, your health, and keep a positive attitude. Place
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