How I Changed My Life by Becoming a Thought Snob

If you want to change your life, you need to recognize and challenge your beliefs. Only then can make different choices. Source: How I Changed My Life by Becoming a Thought Snob – Tiny Buddha

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Severing ties with someone can be a painful, difficult process. Paul Simon’s catchy classic provides inspiration for five categories to consider when taking the steps to separate. Source: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Something a wife gives her husband when he finishes his chores

Choreplay?

5 Signs of an Emotionally Immature Romantic Relationship

Talking through these signs with your partner is a start to learning more mature ways to cope with conflict and negative emotions. Source: 5 Signs of an Emotionally Immature Romantic Relationship

Be a reasonable creature

Benjamin Franklin — ‘So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.’

Buddhist humor

Chop wood. Carry water.

Why Are Meaningful Adult Friendships So Hard to Come By?

Finding and maintaining meaningful friendships in adulthood can be more difficult than finding romantic love. Source: Why Are Meaningful Adult Friendships So Hard to Come By?

Developing a Rich Inner Life

Buddhist psychology is based on a positive view of human nature. Instead of trying to fix our shortcomings, we learn to nurture the parts of ourselves that were never broken. Source: Developing a Rich Inner Life

Love chocolate and peanut butter?

You can get this beautiful dish at Oberweis! Chocolate peanut butter ice cream, topped with Reese’s peanut butter cup pieces and peanut butter sauce, served in a chocolate dipped waffle bowl. Chicago area only!

Geneva Concours d’Elegance 2024

A few of my favorites from this great midwestern auto show…

Source: Geneva Concours d’Elegance 2024

To Live

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Oscar Wilde. Source: Sunday Quote: to live

Silicon Valley Is Coming Out in Force Against an AI-Safety Bill

California State Senator Scott Wiener responds to his many critics. Source: Silicon Valley Is Coming Out in Force Against an AI-Safety Bill

Green Death Practices: Sustainability at the End of Life

An intentional response to the climate crisis. Source: Green Death Practices: Sustainability at the End of Life

 

Welcome to Notre Dame

A post from my new blog Welcome to Notre Dame. Follow me there if you’re a Fighting Irish fan…

Take Time for Your Heart to Meet Your Mind

While we can often be very challenged to directly alter our thinking, many things we do can lead to change in processes of brain and body that enable calmer thoughts and mindsets. Source: Take Time for Your Heart to Meet Your Mind

The Power of Expectations in Relationships

Positive relationship expectations are love-protective. Source: The Power of Expectations in Relationships

Life Is Preparation And Performance

 

The 4 F’s of Lasting Love: Simplifying Relationship Success

Forget complicated love advice. The four Fs of lasting relationships—Friendship, Fun, Fulfillment, and Fidelity—are a simple but powerful framework for sustainable love. Source: The 4 F’s of Lasting Love: Simplifying Relationship Success

5 Stages Every Successful Relationship Must Navigate

Just met to just married: Successful relationships progress similarly. Source: 5 Stages Every Successful Relationship Must Navigate

Bonus! Read the entire study behind the article here…

How To Build Trust in a Relationship: 15 Ways

Trust is fundamental to any healthy relationship. But how do you build it? Don’t wait for the other person. Instead, start with these 15 things and trust what may happen next. Source: How To Build Trust in a Relationship: 15 Ways

13 Ways to Be the Best Man You Can Be

Masculinity does not have to be toxic. Here are some valuable guidelines, collected from male therapy clients over the years, about how to do it right. Source: 13 Ways to Be the Best Man You Can Be

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