By Renée Suzanne “Love is not what you say. Love is what you do.” ~Unknown I used to think that true love should be passionate and intense. When someone broke up with me or treated me poorly, I’d imagine that he really didn’t mean it. Surely he was really a good person and truly loved me, but was…

By Holly L. Pender “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~Robert Brault Valentine’s Day has never been a big deal to me. It always felt commercialized, so forced. I’ve never felt I needed Hallmark to remind me to do something special for my husband,…

By Angela Lois “Some people come into your life for a reason, some a season, and some a lifetime. However long it was, be thankful for the gifts you received from them.” ~Unknown When I first met him, we instantly clicked. We became fast friends aided by the fact that I was dealing with my father’s death and he was by my side…

By Lauren Madden Sometimes we need to journey into the deepest, darkest, scariest, most painful places inside in order to reach the next level. This is what happened to me earlier this year. When I was younger, I was in an abusive relationship that created a lot of stories in my head. These stories became beliefs…

By: Advisor Christine Introducing The Fantastical Tarot Deck                   Aries – 3 Of Cups Someone is going to be doing some celebrating and it is you Aries!  Abundance, family and friendships old and new are set aside for you this month!  Anniversaries, christenings, weddings and birthdays; the…

By Lori Deschene “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~Lao Tzu A little over a decade ago I thought I was going to marry my college sweetheart and become a young bride, which made it all the more devastating when happily ever after didn’t pan out. When…

By Tiffaney Kennedy “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ~Marilyn Monroe Why does it have to hurt so badly? You’re so in love, but your relationship has become toxic. It simply can’t continue. Night after sleepless night, you lie awake replaying the fights in your head. You can’t understand why your partner…

By Holly Lochinger “The harder you fight to hold onto specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting them go.” ~John Seely Brown It was Christmas night and I was ecstatic. He would be there any minute. I touched up my gloss and gave myself a quick once over in the hallway mirror. Despite having…

By Joel Almeida “We are a work in progress with a lifetime contract.” ~Phyllis Koss The priest at our wedding advised us, “It’s not enough to say, ‘I want to marry you’ just today. You’ve got to be able to say that every day.” Problems and challenges in life can be like the wind, which blows…

By Katy Saer “Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.” ~Ritu Ghatourey After many years of being the “dumper” in the relationship, I then spent many years being the “dumpee.” Even after I had worked through all of that karma that I had instilled upon myself, when it came time for my last breakup, it was finally…

By Evie Drake “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than hurt yourself trying to put it back together.” ~Unknown Human beings are genetically programmed to desire love. Embraces are as important to us as food and water. Perhaps that’s why when we find someone—the wrong someone—we’re often too blind to see it. We…

By Lia Carroll Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow.  It only saps today of its joy.” ~Leo Buscaglia For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the worrywart extraordinaire. Worry: verb: To give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. Fret, be anxious, brood, stress, panic. If…

By: Vivian McGrath “We set the standard for how we want to be treated. Our relationships are a reflection of the relationship we have with ourselves.” ~Iyanla Vanzant I’ll be honest. I knew my ex was a screwed-up guy. My head told me that not long after we met. The alarm bells were screeching. Could I hear them? Of…

By: Sarah E. Miller Let’s get this out of the way first: Ghosting is crappy etiquette. There’s no real, concrete excuse for it, except perhaps pure, unadulterated laziness with a touch of cruelty. We take for granted how much technology has changed the way we interact with people. We are humans first, but it seems we…

By: Mai Pham “I want to live my life without stress and worries. I don’t need to be rich or famous. I just want to be happy.” ~Unknown Have you ever set a goal and then become obsessed with it, making it the center of your life and arranging everything else around it? Did you think…

By: Aska Kolton “Don’t rush into any kind of relationship. Work on yourself. Feel yourself, experience yourself and love yourself. Do this first and you will soon attract that special loving other.” ~Russ Von Hoelscher Being in love is awesome. Sharing your life with someone special who gets you, adores you, and loves you for who…

By: Marwan Jamal “Good relationships don’t just happen. They take time, patience, and two people who truly want to be together.” ~Unknown You can`t take it anymore. Life’s getting boring, you fight over everything, your relationship has lost its spark, and you can’t look each other in the eye without feeling regret. Many marriages and relationships get…

By Banu Sekendur “The most perfect relationship is the one that supports you in fulfilling your destiny—the one that empowers you to be everything you are meant to be in this world and beyond.” ~Jan H. Stringer As I was sitting up in my bed, reviewing my “Ideal partner wish list” from six years ago, I was…

By: Holly “You don’t let go of an unhealthy relationship because you stop caring about them. You let go because you finally start caring about you.” ~Charles Orlando Most of us have experienced the pain of being in an unhealthy relationship. It took me a long time to admit that I was in one. When I finally…

By: Eric Ibey “Resilience in love means finding strength from within that you can share with others.” ~Sheryl Sandberg It took me a couple months to start repairing my broken heart after the toughest breakup of my life. I thought we were going to spend our lives together, but the gods of love had other plans….