After Greg’s post yesterday, I couldn’t resist passing this on:
The bonding behaviors that sustain romantic love are—get this—incredibly simple.
Think: eye contact, listening, spooning, and fixing a snack.
I know it sounds too easy, but here’s the scoop:
There are some curious aspects to bonding behaviors. First, in order to sustain the sparkle in a relationship these behaviors [...]

Today’s post is from Greg Hayes
My wife and I have been married now for just over 10-years, which I consider an accomplishment in this day and age.  There are rough patches, but that’s to be expected.  But I was gratified to hear that one of her new co-workers was amazed to learn that we’d been [...]

There’s only one way to put this: living with a spouse is in absolutely no way like living with a roommate.  A spouse (or partner or boy- or girlfriend) has so many more ways to be annoying while interfering with your personal space.  They can:
*Use up your closet space
*Interject their junk into every single room
*Insist [...]

I’ll say it up front: this post won’t pertain to everyone.  Here’s how to know if I’m talking to you.  Imagine the first words out of your mouth in the following situations:
*Someone squeezes next to you in a cramped aisle
*You ate the last slice of pizza
*Someone commented on your clothing
*Your boss made a neutral statement [...]

1.  Painful clothing. Even if it looks fantastic, clothing that pinches, pulls, and gives you blisters is not your friend.  Lose it as quickly as possible and never look back.
2.  People who insult you with “jokes.” I have a neighbor who does this. Actually at this point, she doesn’t even bother with the jokes. She [...]

Is there someone in your life who seems to handle things in stride, even when everyone else is jumping out of their skin?  That person is not me.  But I have tremendous respect for those folks, and have dreams of one day being that calm and collected.
Day to day drama can erupt around you on [...]

Life is serious business.  There are bills to be paid, friends and family to attend to, and jobs to be done.  That’s all essential.  Focusing only on the essential can be a lifesaver when you’re in a stressful situation.  But the rest of the time, it can simply make your world very small.
And as my [...]

Today’s post is courtesy of the lovely Angela C.  I’m a huge fan of incorporating service into everyday life, so I love her ideas here and hope you do as well.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”- Anne Frank
What does service mean to you? For [...]