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<p>I do not know if cats go to heaven, but I know one that came from heaven.&nbsp; Two days after Randy’s funeral I was sitting in my family room, which was no longer a family room, because the head of our family was gone. I told my loved ones that I would get 10 cats and dogs and pour myself into that life.&nbsp; This is a good example of why you don’t want to make any major decisions while deep in grief.&nbsp; The next day Justin, our oldest son who was much too young to have lost his father, was sitting on the front…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098213/how-long-do-you-keep-the-cat-dish-out">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p><strong>Love Is (almost) Enough</strong></p>
<p>Care and feeding of a Healthy Marriage&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For hundreds of years, poets and songwriters have devoted themselves to defining, glorifying, and praising the virtues of Love.&nbsp; A certain Princess Factory in Florida (whose name rhymes with “Whizney”) has a staff of artists, “Imagineers” and musicians working overtime to create images of Love conquering dragons and evildoers, and Princes that can fix everything with a kiss.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Love is, of course, worthy of all this effort…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098212/love-is-almost-enough-care-and-feeding-of-a-healthy-marriage">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>In the state of Texas, like most states, the courts try to ensure that both parents get to parent—which means holidays can get complicated. Often, this ends up looking like alternating Thanksgivings, the Christmas holiday gets split in half, and every other year, that pattern switches, too. It’s no surprise how many times I hear, “What do you mean I can’t see my baby at Christmas!” or “She always goes to my parents’ this time of year!” or “He won’t be able to see his cousins!” When I listen to these…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098211/confessions-of-a-brutally-honest-mediator-holidays-separated">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Confessions of a Brutally Honest Communication Coach</p>
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<p>I have a really hard job. All day, I listen to people who love each other very much tell each other in creative ways that they hate each other. It can be difficult to open up and bring a third party into your arguments, so as an icebreaker, I sometimes start my couples’ sessions with this question:</p>
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<p>“If you never saw your spouse again because they walked out the door and had a heart attack, or they were in an accident, would you be happy that those…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098210/confessions-of-a-brutally-honest-communication-coach">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Many times when conflict arises between individuals a few key elements are forgotten.</p>
<p><em>1. You are on the same team.</em></p>
<p>Conflict occurs mainly between individuals in a “relationship”, whether this is marital, friendship, or in the workplace.&nbsp; This fact is quickly forgotten as issues arise because, many times, issues put individuals as odds.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While a <em>situation or idea</em> may be in contrast in a given moment, it is crucial to remember that you are both overall seeking to attain a similar end goal; whether it is a…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098209/reinforcing-what-is-easily-forgotten">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Organizations continually seek to improve their bottom line, especially when it comes to acquiring and maintaining top talent.</p>
<p>A way to improve the health of corporate culture is to communicate, verbally and non-verbally, that employees matter.</p>
<p>Communicate well and often that employees work outcomes, work life, and home life are important. &nbsp;Flexible work schedules creates work-life balance for employees and improves their felt support by the organization (Casper &amp; Buffardi, 2004). Furthermore, when…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098208/employees-the-bottom-line">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>If you want to communicate on a deeper more intimate and genuine level try this exercise.</p>
<p>It is not only for romantic partners, but works for parents and children, coworkers, even strangers. If you want to skip the small talk or false talk, as I like to call it, spend the first one minute of your encounter looking into each other's eyes.</p>
<p>Do not speak, do not look away, just look.</p>
<p>It is really amazing the emotion you will really see when silent and staring. &nbsp;This emotion might be anger or sadness or joy or…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098207/the-eyes-are-the-windows-to-the-soul">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Resolving conflict in a healthy lasting manner takes time and energy.</p>
<p>You either have to care enough about the <em>issue</em> or the <em>person</em> for resolution to happen and last. The best start for this process is realizing most conflict is about <em>perception</em>.</p>
<p>On a daily basis I have to drive by a small lake that is east of the highway. The lake is brown and ugly. This is in West Texas and when I look east I literally think that is one of the ugliest lakes I've ever seen and I'm often offended at the pitiful sight. It…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098206/show-how-much-you-care-with-conflict-2">Read more</a></span></div>
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<p>Conflict does not always have to be negative. The key is to speak truth in love.<br><br>I'm&nbsp;not talking about when your girlfriend asks if the dress makes her look fat, and you&nbsp;think "Well, I love her so I better tell her the truth."<br><br>I'm thinking about when the&nbsp;same girlfriend plays Words with Friends while you're telling her about the specs of&nbsp;the new HVAC system you're designing. Obviously you know she doesn't really care&nbsp;about HVAC, but it hurts your feelings anyway that she won't give you her attention for…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/6098205/show-how-much-you-care-with-conflict">Read more</a></span></div>
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