This is CRITICAL When In Need of Forgiveness:
A father who abused you. A parent who abandoned you. With each wrong done, and pain endured, there is a person who stands in need of forgiveness.
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Mixed Feelings Around the Holidays? Do this!
When the holidays are right on top of us, it’s not uncommon to have mixed feelings. You want to enjoy the season but (and that’s the problem) there is a but.
A Crucial Help For Our Divided Nation
It was a very historic week with the election – one in which has revealed a deep divide in our country. Many are rejoicing. Many are hurting. Many feel numb.
How To Start That Difficult Conversation
No doubt you’ve been there – thinking you need to address an issue in a relationship with a spouse, a child, a friend, or a boss. You have been putting it off for as long as you can. Peace is what you really want, but you can’t find it. Your only options are to bury […]
When I Lost My SELF in Marriage
I cringe every time I hear it. A man or a woman states: “I don’t know who I am anymore. I’ve lost myself.” It is the reason they give for why they left their marriage and family. They have left to find themselves once again. It’s not that I don’t understand what they are talking […]
But What If I Am Right?
It’s a question that is often posed when I teach on conflict resolution. In truth, we all have the tendency to think WE are! Recently a friend and I were discussing a matter and I felt myself getting tense. He wasn’t getting it! I knew what I had to say was “right.” The problem was […]
Conflict – What Good is It?
Most people don’t like conflict, but it doesn’t have to be all bad. In fact, there is much good that can come out of conflict if you know a healthy process to work through it like PLEDGEtalk and keep the following three opportunities in mind: 1. Conflict is an opportunity to grow in your understanding […]
4 Things to Remember When Someone You Care About Won’t Talk
Twice recently I have been asked: “What do you do when your spouse won’t talk?” Good question. No doubt most all of us have faced that at some time or another. We want connection with others. Two-way connection. But what about when your child or teenager isn’t talking? Or a friend suddenly stops talking? What […]
The One Thing To Say When You Hear “You ALWAYS..!”
You’ve done it, I’ve done it, and you’ve had someone do it to you. They used ALWAYS or NEVER. It’s never a good experience when someone uses those words as they point their finger at you in anger. It always feels unfair and wrong when they do. We think, they should never use those words like […]
A Simple Way To Increase Respect In Your Relationships:
You and I both learned an important life lesson at a very early age: take turns. If you have children you teach it all the time. One is playing with a toy, when another child comes along and grabs it because he wants to play with it. The first child cries or reacts in anger […]