“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”—Rumi Studies show the power of gratitude. For example, the Greater Good Science Center, with Robert Emmons of the University of California, Davis, launched in 2011 Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude (ESPG). https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/major_initiatives/expanding_gratitude/about_project They found gratitude improves sleep, well-being,
“Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me… that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love.”—Butch Hancock It’s not surprising many people think sex isn’t spiritual, and feel shame, guilt, or fear associated with it, when you consider the influence of some organized religions. Traditional religious
Did you know that lost souls (their bodies died, but their souls didn’t go to the Light) can wander the physical Earth plane and cause problems? Sometimes they follow you or attach to your energy (which is different than possession) and encourage bad habits. Some will try to interfere with your love life if
. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”—Oscar Wilde . I used to be quite idealistic about love and relationships. It’s not surprising when you consider how we’re influenced by the romances in fairytales, movies, and elsewhere. But my perception changed over the years after being a matchmaker in the 1990s and
Premarital sex is forbidden in Islam. In an attempt to avoid it and being shunned and judged by the majority of their society, some couples in Indonesia choose to get married first, and then get to know each other. Others don’t want to spend time dating someone without a clear goal; they want to be married now and permanently. Can you imagine marrying someone you barely know? Or, like in the case of arranged marriage sometimes, haven’t even met yet?
The best thing you can do for yourself right now is to follow his lead and learn to be happy by yourself. This is a key to love life happiness and the sooner you learn it, the better. Easier said than done, of course, but accepting where you are and having faith everything will be okay will help you rely on yourself instead of feeling like you need a partner to survive.
1) Let go of the past and forgive. Everyone knows this is a good idea, but sometimes you really need to make a daily, conscious effort to shed the mind clutter from the past that’s holding you back. When my mind dwells upon something or someone I know isn’t beneficial for me, I tell myself that’s in the past, thanks for the lesson, “cancel, cancel, cancel,” and then replace it with gratitude for something or someone else.
A new study claims having a “nice” partner is more important than compatibility. “People invest a lot in finding someone who’s compatible, but our research says that may not be the end all be all,” said Bill Chopik, associate professor of psychology and director of MSU’s Close Relationships Lab. “Instead, people may want to ask,
“Hi Stephen, Is that woman saying with her example that every time someone ghosts someone without explanation it incurs negative karma? It happens a lot. Especially on dating apps. Like on Tinder. People will chat for a while and then if they don’t feel like meeting, they just drop it without telling the person why. Or sometimes they meet and don’t
Fill in the blank: “My love life would be better if only __________.” Many people complain about something that they perceive as keeping them from living a better love life; too short, tall, fat, bald, old, introverted, out of shape, shy, poor, or the wrong skin color, or in the wrong city or even body.
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