Everybody has Limits
Yesterday I wrote that one of the secrets to a successful marriage is to not push your spouse to his or her limits. After re-reading that post, I wanted to clarify a few points. In a successful marriage, both partners would be following this advice. I don’t want anyone to think that I believe a [...]
The Essence of Parenting?
Secret to a Successful Marriage
I’m occasionally asked, and I think it’s an appropriate question to ask a marriage counselor, if I would consider my marriage to be good. It’s usually not phrased that way; generally people ask, “Have you been divorced? How do you and your wife handle arguments?”, or something similar. In short, clients want to know, do [...]
Letters From Dad
Greg Vaughn’s Letters From Dad is a book, a product line, and a great idea. Greg’s story is that after his father died he was both saddened and angry that he had nothing tangible from his dad saying, “I love you”. Out of that experience came an idea for leaving each of his children a [...]
More on Friendship
Since my post yesterday on Friendship, I’ve been thinking about the differences between acquaintanceship and genuine friendship. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far. Transparency: To know and be known. Choose your cliche – no masks, real, authentic, few secrets. Somehow there is a sense of not having to play a role. I’m just [...]
Friendship
I received a phone call from a pastor the other day. He wanted a referral for marital therapy. “Since you’re a friend, I didn’t want to see you.” I don’t have any problem referring to one of my colleagues at CFI. I think I work with the best therapists in town. My problem was his [...]
